Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2004, 6:46 PM EDT for Robeson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2004, 6:46 PM EDT (22:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2004, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Robeson County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 169 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -462 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1254 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
297 WUUS52 KILM 082246 SVRILM NCC155-082315- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 646 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ROBESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 715 PM EDT * AT 639 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST. PAULS...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LUMBERTON...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... ST. PAULS AROUND 715 PM MORE DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AND AFFECT OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE WARNED AREA. IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER OR WEATHER RELATED DAMAGE...REPORT IT TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN WILMINGTON NC. LAT...LON 3471 7891 3473 7887 3490 7895 3483 7906 $$ TRA
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 May 8, 3:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 3:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 357 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-091100- BRUNSWICK-GEORGETOWN-HORRY-NEW HANOVER-PENDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...GEORGETOWN...MYRTLE BEACH... SOUTHPORT...WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 357 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 CORRECTED FOR EARLY EVENING PRECIPITATION .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AWAY FROM THE COAST EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 60 TO 65. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S...EXCEPT AROUND 80 AT THE BEACHES. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 60 TO 65. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S...EXCEPT AROUND 80 AT THE BEACHES. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 60 TO 65. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S...EXCEPT AROUND 80 AT THE BEACHES. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 60 TO 65. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 80 TO 85...EXCEPT UPPER 70S AT THE BEACHES. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 60 TO 65. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S...EXCEPT UPPER 70S AT THE BEACHES. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S...EXCEPT UPPER 70S AT THE BEACHES. NCZ087-096-099-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-091100- BLADEN-COLUMBUS-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-MARLBORO-ROBESON- WILLIAMSBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON... ELIZABETHTOWN...FLORENCE...KINGSTREE...LUMBERTON...MARION... WHITEVILLE 357 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 80 TO 85. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 80 TO 85. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. JAQ
Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 2:43 PM EDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 243 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-082045- BLADEN-BRUNSWICK-COLUMBUS-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-GEORGETOWN- HORRY-MARION-MARLBORO-NEW HANOVER-PENDER-ROBESON-WILLIAMSBURG- 243 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE SEA BREEZE. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. JAQ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 8, 2:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 249 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-090200- BLADEN-BRUNSWICK-COLUMBUS-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-GEORGETOWN- HORRY-MARION-MARLBORO-NEW HANOVER-PENDER-ROBESON-WILLIAMSBURG- 249 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE SEA BREEZE. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. PEOPLE ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT: HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ILM JAQ
Special weather statement, May 8, 6:06 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 606 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 SCZ023-032-082300- DARLINGTON-FLORENCE- 606 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST ALONG A SEA BREEZE FRONT IN DARLINGTON AND FLORENCE COUNTIES. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. GF
Local storm report, May 8, 6:13 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
613 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0603 PM HAIL FLORENCE 34.20N 79.76W
05/08/2004 0.88 INCH FLORENCE SC TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT HOFFMIRE ROAD AND
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GFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Columbus | 42 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.