Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Wilmington, NC

Issued

Jul 3, 2001, 4:30 PM EDT (20:30 UTC)

Expired

Jul 3, 2001, 5:30 PM EDT

In force

60 min

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, NC

Area

Whole counties

County Bladen County, NC

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WUUS52 KILM 032030
SVRILM

NCC017-032130-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
430 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 427 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER BLADENBORO...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF
  ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
   WHITE OAK AT 435 PM EDT
   CLARKTON AT 455 PM EDT
   ELIZABETHTOWN AT 515 PM EDT
   AMMON AT 520 PM EDT
   WHITE LAKE AT 530 PM EDT

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH MAY FLOOD
LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS
AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAYBE WASHED OUT.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY
FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN WILMINGTON NC.

.END

$$

RJD

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 3, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
248 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2001

E-W SFC FRONT WAS LOCATED NEAR ILM-LBT LINE AT 18Z AND HAS BEEN
MOVING NWD THIS AFTN. 18Z OBS SHOW TEMPS IN UPPER 70S N OF THE FRONT
AND LOWER 80S S. DEWPOINTS ARE MAINLY IN LOWER 70S ON EITHER SIDE
ALTHOUGH ILM WAS 77. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS HAVE DEVELOPED
ALONG AND S OF THE FRONT AND THESE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.
WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING AND LOSS OF WEAK SUPPORT FROM H5 VORT
MAX...THINK THE ACTIVITY WILL DIE OFF BY MIDNIGHT.

AIRMASS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE THROUGH THU NIGHT. WITH LACK
OF A DISTINCT SFC FOCUS...WILL LEAVE POPS IN LOW CHANCE CATEGORY
WED-THU. ANTICYCLONIC FLOW WELL OFF THE SE US COAST COULD RESULT IN
WEAK DISTURBANCES TRAVERSING THE CWA JUST ABOUT ANY TIME DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...HOWEVER AS USUAL...NOT GOOD AGREEMENT IN MODELS.

SFC FRONT EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE COAST EARLY FRI WITH HI PRES
DRYING THINGS OUT. WILL KEEP WEEKEND DRY BUT A RETURN OF MOISTURE
UNDERWAY BY SUN NIGHT AS THE HI MOVES OFFSHORE AND NEXT FRONT
APPROACHES. MRF STALLS THE FRONT OVERHEAD TUE SO WILL MENTION CHANCE
POPS TOWARDS END OF EXTENDED.

CWF: S TO SW WINDS THROUGH THU NIGHT WITH GRAD INCREASING AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. FOR NOW LOOKS LIKE SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 25 KT.

FCSTID = 33
ILM   73  88  75  88 /  30  30  20  30
LBT   72  90  72  90 /  30  30  20  30
FLO   73  f91  73  91 /  30  30  20  30
MYR   73  87  75  87 /  30  30  20  30

.ILM...
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

CRM

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2001Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001

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