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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Wilmington, NC

September 30, 2010Brunswick County, Columbus County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 30, 2010, 6:51 AM EDT for Brunswick County, Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 39 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
Sep 30, 2010, 6:51 AM EDT (10:51 UTC)
Expired
Sep 30, 2010, 7:30 AM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Brunswick County, NC, Columbus County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 30, 4:55 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

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 Sep 30, 6:30 AM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 6:30 AM EDT, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
630 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A SERIES OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVING ALONG A STALLED
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BRING HISTORIC FLOODING RAINS AND STRONG
WINDS TO MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AS A
COOL AND DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS INTO THE AREA.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 345 AM THURSDAY...RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION WITH HEAVY
RAINS AND HIGH WINDS AND SEVERE CONVECTION CONTINUING TO IMPACT A
WIDE SWATH OF THE FORECAST AREA. LATEST ANAL SHOWS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM HAS MOVED ASHORE AND IS DEEPENING RIGHT AROUND GEORGETOWN
SC. RADAR MOSAICS AND SATELLITE LOOPS SUGGEST DESPITE A RECENT LULL
IN THE RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA THAT ANOTHER
SLUG OF MOISTURE COULD BE ON THE WAY. TRENDING PRECIP TO TAPER OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGHOUT THE NEAR TERM IN A FAIRLY EVEN
MANNER...ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH AS SOME GUIDANCE SUGGESTS
THAT HEAVY RAINFALL COULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE CAPE FEAR REGION.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 345 AM THURSDAY...COOL AND DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BEGIN TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE EASTERN CAROLINAS ON FRIDAY AS A
SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE OFFSHORE ALONG A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. COOL AND DRY AIR WILL STREAM ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS
A RESULT. DRY THROUGH THIS PERIOD WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT...LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S BOTH
NIGHTS...WITH HIGHS ON SATURDAY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 345 AM THURSDAY...STRONG...DRY AND UNSEASONABLY COOL
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTHEAST
OVER EASTERN CONUS AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE ALONG
AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WELL OFFSHORE. RESULTING COLD AIR
ADVECTION WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE
LONG TERM...WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 70S AND LOWS IN THE
50S...PERHAPS EVEN THE UPPER 40S SUNDAY AND MONDAY NIGHTS.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 12Z...SURFACE LOW RACED THROUGH THE CWA A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO.
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE
CWA THROUGH LATE MORNING...FINALLY EXITING THE AREA BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EASTWARD
PROGRESSION OF THE MOISTURE. IF ANOTHER LOW FORMS AND RIDES UP THE
BOUNDARY...THIS COULD DELAY THE ENDING OF THE PRECIP BY SEVERAL
HOURS. CEILINGS/VIS WILL BE INTERMITTENTLY IFR IN THE CONVECTION.

SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 30 KTS AT THE
MYRTLES AND ILM THROUGH 14Z. EXPECT A SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AT THE
MYRTLES FIRST...FINALLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT ILM BY EARLY AFTERNOON
AS THE CONVECTION PULLS EAST. FURTHER WEST...THE WINDS HAVE ALREADY
SHIFTED TO THE WEST AND DIMINISHED...HOWEVER POCKETS OF IFR
CEILINGS REMAIN. LOOK FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE TO VFR AT ALL
TERMINALS BY TO MID AFTERNOON...WITH ILM THE LAST TO COME UP. VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH MAINLY WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER WITH WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE...HOWEVER CHANCES ARE LOW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...MORNING FOG POSSIBLE FRI/SAT. VFR SUN/MON.

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 345 AM THURSDAY...GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THRU THIS
MORNING AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE THRU THE DAY AND
OVERNIGHT AS A SERIES OF VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE
ACROSS AND NEAR THE COASTAL WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN
IN PORT DURING THIS TIME OF VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 345 PM THURSDAY...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BEGIN TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE WATERS ON FRIDAY AS A SERIES OF LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE OFFSHORE ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. NORTHERLY
WINDS ON FRIDAY AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL BE THE
RESULT...IN THE 15 KT RANGE THROUGH THE PERIOD. SEAS SHOULD EXCEED
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE PERIOD DUE TO HIGH
SWELLS FROM THE OFFSHORE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 345 AM THURSDAY...STEADY NORTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS
THROUGH THE PERIOD AS COOL CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS
THE WATERS. WINDS WILL BE IN THE 15 TO 20 KT RANGE...WITH SEAS IN
THE 4 TO 6 FT RANGE.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
AS OF 3 PM WEDNESDAY...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
BREAKERS OF 7 TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT AND THU. THESE BREAKERS ARE
EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE OVERNIGHT AND THU FOR THE BEACHES OF NEW
HANOVER...PENDER AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU.

THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE COAST AND HIGH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TIDAL DEPARTURES. WATER
LEVELS SHOULD REACH THEIR HIGHEST LEVELS AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE WHICH IS AT 1230A AND 1P THU. THE LOWEST OF THESE HIGH TIDES IS
THE ONE OVERNIGHT. TO COMPLICATE MATTERS...HEAVY RAIN AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE WILL PREVENT WATER FROM DRAINING AND THIS WILL
LEAD TO WATER LEVELS REMAINING NEAR THEIR PEAK FOR A LONGER
DURATION. AT THIS TIME...DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON LOOKS MOST VULNERABLE
FOR FLOODING ALONG THE CAPE FEAR DUE TO TIDAL INFLUENCES LATE
MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON GAGE SHOULD
BE NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 6.25 FT. THIS REPRESENTS THE UPPER LIMITS OF
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...BUT FALLS JUST SHORT OF MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING. UP TO A FOOT OF WATER IS POSSIBLE ON WATER STREET.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR ACTION STAGE.
OTHERWISE...COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED ALTHOUGH WATER LEVELS
WILL BE HIGH.

&&

.CLIMATE...
AS OF 930 PM...EXTRAORDINARY RECENT RAINFALL TOTALS ARE CAUSING
LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE CAPE FEAR REGION OF
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HERE IS HOW WILMINGTON`S RECENT
RAINFALL FITS INTO THE HISTORIC CLIMATE RECORD.

OBSERVED TOTALS...
SUNDAY    SEP 26   0.59 INCHES
MONDAY    SEP 27  10.33 INCHES
TUESDAY   SEP 28   1.96 INCHES
WEDNESDAY SEP 29   5.81 INCHES - AS OF 930 PM...

1-DAY ALL-TIME RECORDS...
#1  13.38 INCHES   9/15/1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#2  10.33 INCHES   9/27/2010 (MONDAY'S EVENT)
#3   9.56 INCHES   8/31/2006 (TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO)
#4   9.52 INCHES   9/29/1938
#5   8.04 INCHES   8/18/1879 ("GREAT BEAUFORT HURRICANE")

2-DAY ALL-TIME RECORDS...
#1  17.71 INCHES   9/15 & 9/16 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#2  14.73 INCHES   9/14 & 9/15 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#3  12.29 INCHES   9/27 & 9/28 2010 (MONDAY/TUESDAY'S EVENT)
#4  11.87 INCHES   10/7 & 10/8 2005 (TROPICAL STORM TAMMY)
#5  11.54 INCHES    7/7 & 7/8 1950

3-DAY ALL-TIME RECORDS...
#1  19.06 INCHES   9/14 - 9/16 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#2  18.10 INCHES   9/27 - 9/29 2010 (ONGOING EVENT THROUGH 930 PM...)
#3  17.71 INCHES   9/15 - 9/17 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#4  14.73 INCHES   9/13 - 9/15 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#5  13.44 INCHES   9/11 - 9/13 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)

4-DAY ALL-TIME RECORDS...
#1  19.06 INCHES   9/14 - 9/17 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#1  19.06 INCHES   9/13 - 9/16 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#3  18.69 INCHES   9/26 - 9/29 2010 (ONGOING EVENT THROUGH 930 PM...)
#4  17.71 INCHES   9/15 - 9/18 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#5  14.73 INCHES   9/12 - 9/15 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)

5-DAY ALL-TIME RECORDS...
#1  19.06 INCHES   9/14 - 9/18 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#1  19.06 INCHES   9/13 - 9/17 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#1  19.06 INCHES   9/12 - 9/16 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)
#4  18.69 INCHES   9/26 - 9/29 2010 (ONGOING EVENT THROUGH 930 PM...)
#5  17.71 INCHES   9/15 - 9/19 1999 (HURRICANE FLOYD)

SEPTEMBER MONTHLY RAINFALL RECORDS...
#1  23.41 INCHES   1999  (HURRICANES DENNIS & FLOYD)
#2  20.10 INCHES   1877  ("HURRICANE FOUR")
#3  18.94 INCHES   1984  (HURRICANE DIANA)
#4  18.87 INCHES   2010  (ONGOING EVENT THROUGH 930 PM...)
#5  16.93 INCHES   1924  ("HURRICANE FIVE" AND "TROP STORM EIGHT")

&&

.ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ017-023-
     024-032>034-039-046.

     COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ034.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR SCZ034.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ034.

NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ087-096-
     097-099>101.

     COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ097-
     100-101.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR NCZ097-100-101.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ097-100-
     101.

MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR AMZ250-252-254-
     256.

&&

SYNOPSIS...REK
NEAR TERM...REK
SHORT TERM...REK
LONG TERM...REK
AVIATION...43
MARINE...REK
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 30, 4:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
459 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

SCZ046-010900-
GEORGETOWN-
459 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-010900-
ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
459 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ097-100-101-010900-
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-
459 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...TORNADO WATCH 688 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.
   HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.
   TORNADO WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

SCZ034-010900-
HORRY-
459 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.
   HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ096-099-010900-
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
459 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...TORNADO WATCH 688 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AMZ254-256-010900-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
459 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AMZ250-252-010900-
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
459 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...TORNADO WATCH 688 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

35

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 30, 3:04 AM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
304 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0249 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST MYRTLE BEACH            33.70N 78.89W
09/30/2010  E50 MPH          HORRY              SC   PUBLIC

            DISPLAY SIGN AND BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN ON OCEAN DRIVE.

&&

LOEWENTH
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 29, 11:01 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILMGeorgetown, Horry3 hr
Sep 29, 11:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMDillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg6 hr
Sep 30, 12:25 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILMDillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg6 hr
Sep 30, 1:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMGeorgetown19 min
Sep 30, 2:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMGeorgetown, Horry, Marion30 min
Sep 30, 2:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMFlorence, Georgetown, Marion, Williamsburg51 min
Sep 30, 3:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMHorry66 min
Sep 30, 4:43 AM EDTCoastal Flood WarningILM12 hr
Sep 30, 6:39 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM36 min
Sep 30, 8:25 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILMDarlington, Florence14 hr
Sep 30, 11:24 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryILM3 days
Sep 29, 10:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender13 hr
Sep 30, 4:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBrunswick62 min
Sep 30, 5:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBrunswick, Columbus62 min
Sep 30, 6:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBrunswick, New Hanover61 min
Sep 30, 7:21 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILMRobeson10 days
Sep 30, 7:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMPender63 min
Sep 30, 12:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILMBrunswick, New Hanover, Pender4 hr
Sep 30, 2:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender3 hr
Sep 30, 3:10 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILM26 hr
Sep 30, 3:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILMBrunswick, New Hanover, Pender2 hr
Sep 30, 5:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILMPender96 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

Sources

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