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Areal Flood Warning 3, NWS Wilmington, NC

July 5, 2011Florence County, Marion County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this areal flood warning at Jul 5, 2011, 9:10 PM EDT for Florence County, Marion County, South Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. 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 5, 2011, 9:10 PM EDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2011, 12:00 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Florence County, SC, Marion County, SC

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at Jul 5, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 3:49 PM EDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

NCZ096-062000-
BLADEN-
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SMOKE FROM THE SIMMONS ROAD FIRE COULD LOWER THE AIR QUALITY
AND VISIBILITY DOWNWIND FROM THIS FIRE. PAY ATTENTION TO CHANGING
WIND DIRECTIONS.

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WILL
HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITHIN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN TEMPORARY FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THOSE SUSCEPTIBLE AND VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ105-106-062000-
INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE AIR QUALITY MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY AT TIMES DUE TO THE SMOKE
FROM THE FIRE BURNING IN THE HOLLY SHELTER GAME LAND. A CODE RED
AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR FINE PARTICULATES FROM THIS FIRE IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.

IN ADDITION...REDUCED VISIBILITY DOWNWIND FROM THIS FIRE CAN BE
EXPECTED. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO CHANGING WIND DIRECTIONS.
ESPECIALLY THE DAILY SEA BREEZE AS IT PROGRESSES INLAND.

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WILL
HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITHIN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN TEMPORARY FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THOSE SUSCEPTIBLE AND VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ053-054-062000-
INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SMOKE FROM THE HORNET WILDFIRE COULD LESSEN THE AIR QUALITY
AND VISIBILITY DOWNWIND FROM THIS FIRE. PAY ATTENTION TO CHANGING
WIND DIRECTIONS SUCH AS THE INLAND MOVEMENT OF THE SEA BREEZE.

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WILL
HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITHIN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN TEMPORARY FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THOSE SUSCEPTIBLE AND VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ087-099-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-062000-
ROBESON-COLUMBUS-INLAND NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-
DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WILL
HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITHIN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN TEMPORARY FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THOSE SUSCEPTIBLE AND VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ108-110-SCZ056-062000-
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WILL
HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITHIN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN TEMPORARY FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THOSE SUSCEPTIBLE AND VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-062000-
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

FOR THE WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR...VISIBILITY MAY BE
REDUCED AT TIMES FROM HAZE OR SMOKE THAT HAS ITS ORIGINS FROM THE
FIRE BURNING ON THE HOLLY SHELTER GAMELAND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 6:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
627 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

SCZ032-052330-
FLORENCE-
627 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FLORENCE...

AT 626 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR FLORENCE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY
WINDS OF 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL WILL BRING AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE FLORENCE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE
KILLERS. REMEMBER IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS, AND STAY OFF
PORCHES.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILM.

LAT...LON 3425 7977 3425 7975 3427 7974 3429 7970
      3429 7968 3416 7956 3403 7980 3418 7993

RJD

Local storm report, Jul 5, 7:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 7:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 7:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 8:20 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 8:27 PM EDT, 43 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 5, 8:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Marion	64 min
Jul 5, 8:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Darlington, Florence	115 min
Jul 6, 12:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	74 min
Jul 6, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence, Marion	64 min
Jul 6, 1:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Florence	66 min
Jul 6, 2:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Florence	96 min
Jul 6, 2:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Florence, Marion, Williamsburg	41 min
Jul 6, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	65 min
Jul 6, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington	57 min
Jul 6, 3:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Florence, Williamsburg	90 min
Jul 6, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Williamsburg	56 min
Jul 6, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marlboro	43 min
Jul 6, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Marlboro	65 min
Jul 6, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Darlington	60 min
Jul 6, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence	57 min
Jul 6, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Williamsburg	63 min
Jul 6, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Marlboro	51 min
Jul 6, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Dillon	57 min
Jul 6, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	63 min
Jul 6, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	58 min

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