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Special Marine Warning 39, NWS Wilmington, NC

July 10, 2003

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special marine warning at Jul 10, 2003, 2:11 AM EDT. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 10, 2003, 2:11 AM EDT (06:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2003, 3:15 AM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Whole counties

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at Jul 10, 2:06 AM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 2:06 AM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 3:17 AM EDT, 22 hours 54 minutes before

NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-091315-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
317 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 105 AND 110
DEGREES DURING THIS TIME.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE...LITTLE
PEE DEE...AND LUMBER RIVERS. SEE THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT
ISSUED BY NWS WILMINGTON FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

HOEHLER

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 9:29 PM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

NCZ096-100230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
929 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2003

...GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WINDS TO AFFECT BLADEN COUNTY...

THROUGH 1030 PM...APPROACHING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD NORTH
WINDS GUSTING NEAR 40 MPH ACROSS BLADEN COUNTY.  THE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ENTER NORTHERN BLADEN COUNTY...WHERE HEAVY DOWNPOURS...HAIL...
AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE STORMS
FOR STRENGTHENING.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL
MEDIA FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION.

RAS

Local storm report, Jul 9, 10:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1012 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2003

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

0941 PM    ST. PAULS                 NC   WIND DAMAGE
07/09/03   ROBESON                        TREES DOWN.

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 10:14 PM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1014 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2003

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

0943 PM    2 NW ST. PAULS            NC   WIND DAMAGE
07/09/03   ROBESON                        TREES DOWN ON UNION CHAPEL
                                          ROAD.

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 10:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1020 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2003

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

0943 PM    4 N WHITE OAK             NC   WIND DAMAGE
07/09/03   BLADEN                         TREES DOWN ON HWY 53
                                          BETWEEN WHITE OAK AND
                                          CUMBERLAND CO. LINE.
                                          REPORTED BY BLADEN 911.

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 10:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1050 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2003

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

1040 PM    RIEGLEWOOD                NC   WIND DAMAGE
07/09/03   COLUMBUS                       TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          FIRE/RESCUE

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 11:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 9, 9:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	53 min
Jul 9, 9:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus	32 min
Jul 9, 10:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender	52 min
Jul 9, 10:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	New Hanover	61 min
Jul 9, 11:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Brunswick, Columbus, Pender	63 min
Jul 9, 11:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		2 hr
Jul 9, 11:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		117 min
Jul 10, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		112 min
Jul 10, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Marlboro	30 min
Jul 10, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Georgetown, Horry	60 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in North Carolina, 2003 Every special marine warning in 2003

Sources

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