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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

April 28, 2011Williamsburg County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Apr 28, 2011, 2:01 PM EDT for Williamsburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 59 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: Apr 28, 2011, 2:01 PM EDT (18:01 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2011, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

County Williamsburg County, SC

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Apr 28, 1:50 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 1:50 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 1:45 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 11:51 AM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1151 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

SCZ024-032-033-281645-
DILLON-MARION-FLORENCE-
1151 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUES OVER NORTHERN FLORENCE AND
CENTRAL DILLON COUNTIES.

AT 1150 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER QUINBY AND
ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS NORTH OF LATTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE FAVORABLE FOR THESE STORMS OR OTHER
THUNDERSTORMS TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A TORNADIC STORM OR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM.

COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE DILLON...FLORENCE...BLUE
BRICK...CARTERSVILLE...CLAUSSEN...FLOYDALE...HAMER...LATTA...MARS
BLUFF...OAK GROVE...QUINBY AND SARDIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

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 7979 3425 7975 3429 7971 3429 7968
      3431 7967 3430 7963 3436 7960 3451 7933
      3438 7916 3396 7993 3397 7994 3399 7990
      3404 7999 3407 8003 3408 8007

HAWKINS

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:24 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:43 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:49 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 1:51 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 2:01 PM EDT, 0 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
Apr 28, 7:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Darlington, Marlboro	61 min
Apr 28, 8:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Dillon, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg	63 min
Apr 28, 8:31 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Florence, Marion	24 min
Apr 28, 9:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Florence, Marion, Williamsburg	53 min
Apr 28, 9:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	50 min
Apr 28, 10:16 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion	44 min
Apr 28, 10:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion	64 min
Apr 28, 11:09 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		54 min
Apr 28, 11:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington, Marlboro	58 min
Apr 28, 11:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marlboro	57 min
Apr 28, 11:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon	54 min
Apr 28, 12:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Dillon, Marlboro	34 min
Apr 28, 12:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Dillon	48 min
Apr 28, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon, Florence, Marion	54 min
Apr 28, 2:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Dillon, Horry, Marion	51 min
Apr 28, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	50 min
Apr 28, 9:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen	54 min
Apr 28, 9:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen	28 min
Apr 28, 9:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen	62 min
Apr 28, 10:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	57 min
Apr 28, 1:02 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	43 min
Apr 28, 2:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Bladen	44 min
Apr 28, 2:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus	38 min
Apr 28, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Pender	51 min
Apr 28, 3:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Pender	38 min
Apr 28, 4:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Pender	40 min
Apr 28, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen	23 min
Apr 28, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	41 min
Apr 28, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	32 min
Apr 28, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	24 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.