Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Wilmington, NC

April 1, 2001Bladen County, Brunswick County, Columbus County, North Carolina; Horry County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 1, 2001, 1:58 PM EDT for Bladen County, Brunswick County, Columbus County, North Carolina; Horry County, South Carolina. It was in force for 77 min. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 1, 2001, 1:58 PM EDT (17:58 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2001, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 77 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Whole counties

Counties Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Horry County, SC

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 1, 2:05 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 60 E	Bladenboro, NC	Spotter reported trees and power lines down.
Apr 1, 2:15 PM EDT	Hail 0.75	Holden Beach, NC	Ham radio operator reported dime size hail.
Apr 1, 2:15 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 70 E	Dublin, NC	Straight line winds caused the destruction of five tobacco barns and two greenhouses. Five homes also sustained roof damage. A NWS survey estimated the winds at 80 mph.
Apr 1, 2:20 PM EDT	Hail 0.75	Elizabethtown, NC	Dime size hail reported.
Apr 1, 2:30 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 60 E	Elizabethtown, NC	Bladen 911 reported power lines down.
Apr 1, 2:30 PM EDT	Hail 0.75	Bolivia, NC	Dime size hail reported at Boiling Springs Lakes.
Apr 1, 2:45 PM EDT	Hail 0.75	Nakina, NC	Spotter reported dime size hail.
Apr 1, 2:45 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 60 E	Bladenboro, NC	911 reported power lines down.
Apr 1, 2:54 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52 E	Loris, SC	Trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 1, 11:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 171 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 609 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS52 KILM 011759
SVRILM
NCC017-019-047-SCC051-011915-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
158 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HORRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
  BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
  COLUMBUS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
  BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 315 PM EDT

* AT 157 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS  
  FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLARKTON TO BAYBORO...MOVING EAST   
  AT 30 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
   NIXONVILLE AT 205 PM EDT
   COUNCIL AT 210 PM EDT
   BOLTON AT 215 PM EDT
   CALABASH AT 220 PM EDT

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE 
HAIL.

.END

$$

DIGIORGI
LAT...LON 3469 7872 3410 7922 3372 7886 3417 7807

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 1, 11:18 AM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 11:18 AM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
1018 AM EST SUN APR 1 2001

14Z SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NC/SC FOOTHILLS WITH
AN ASSOC NARROW LINE OF CONVECTION. ALSO INTERESTING TO NOTE THE
BACKDOOR FEATURE WHICH DROPPED DOWN THE NC COAST OVERNIGHT AND HAS
HUNG UP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY WEST TO DILLON COUNTY SC.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY MESONET HAS TEMPS IN THE LWR-MID 50S N OF THE
FRONT...WITH 59 AT SOUTHPORT (EXTRM S PART OF COUNTY.) VSBY SAT
SHOWS FRONT BEGINNING TO WASH OUT AND RETREAT N...SO SKY CVR/TEMPS
SHOULD WORK OUT FINE IN THE ZFP.

NOT PLANNING AN UPDATE ATTM. 40/50 POPS N AND 30 POPS S STILL LOOK
GOOD. 06Z MESOETA SHOWS BEST SFC CONV AND 700 MB UVV STILL REMAIN N
OF MY AREA TDY...AS SYSTEM QUICKLY SHIFTS E. TAIL END OF SQUALL LINE
FORMING IN THE FOOTHILLS WL PROBABLY CLIP MY NORTHERN COUNTIES...
ALONG AND N OF A LINE FROM DILLON TO NEW HANOVER. WL RE-EVALUATE
WHEN 12Z MODEL DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE.

CWF: CURRENT CWF LOOKS FINE. W WINDS THIS MORN SHOULD BECM SW JUST
BEFORE FROPA BEFORE GOING BACK TO W.

FCSTID = 9
ILM   68  41  63  43 /  50  20   0  10
LBT   66  40  61  42 /  50  10   0  10
FLO   68  40  64  45 /  30  10   0  10
MYR   69  41  63  44 /  30  10   0  10

.ILM...
NC...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SURF CITY TO LITTLE RIVER INLET.
SC...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LITTLE RIVER INLET TO S SANTEE RIVER.

TRA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 1, 1:40 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
140 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0115 PM    BENNETTSVILLE             SC   WIND DAMAGE
04/01/01   MARLBORO                       TREE LIMBS BLOWN ONTO
                                          POWER LINES ON HICKORY
                                          GROVE ROAD. REPORTED BY
                                          SPOTTERS

0123 PM    BENNETTSVILLE             SC   WIND DAMAGE
04/01/01   MARLBORO                       50 MPH WIND GUSTS
                                          DESTROYED A METAL CARPORT
   w                                       ROOF. REPORTED BY SPOTTERS

TRA

Local storm report, Apr 1, 1:54 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
154 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0151 PM    HAMPSTEAD                 NC   .75 INCH HAIL
04/01/01   PENDER                         REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS

DL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 12:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Brunswick, Columbus	73 min
Apr 1, 1:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	75 min
Apr 1, 1:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	58 min
Apr 1, 1:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen	58 min
Apr 1, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	95 min
Apr 1, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	34 min
Apr 1, 3:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Brunswick	50 min
Apr 1, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Columbus, Robeson	76 min
Apr 1, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen	42 min
Apr 1, 12:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Darlington, Marlboro	67 min
Apr 1, 1:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Florence, Marion	75 min
Apr 1, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Darlington	28 min
Apr 1, 2:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Dillon, Florence, Marlboro	48 min
Apr 1, 2:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Marion	48 min
Apr 1, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Marlboro	76 min
Apr 1, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Marion	76 min

Nearby

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

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.