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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 21, 2011Pender County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 21, 2011, 4:34 PM EDT for Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 21, 2011, 4:34 PM EDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 21, 2011, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

County Pender County, NC

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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 Jun 21, 3:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 3:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 3:30 AM EDT, 13 hours 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 3:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 3:47 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
347 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

SCZ033-053>055-212030-
MARION-INLAND GEORGETOWN-INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-
347 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY INTO
HORRY COUNTY...

AT 344 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS...3 MILES WEST OF
DONGOLA...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONWAY...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING SMALL
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE CONWAY...RED HILL...
SOCASTEE...BUCKSPORT...BUCKSVILLE...DONGOLA...HICKORY GROVE AND PEE
DEE CROSSROADS.

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 3366 7934 3378 7934 3378 7932 3380 7933
      3381 7932 3382 7932 3383 7934 3384 7934
      3388 7896 3361 7897

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 3:55 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
355 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

NCZ099-109-212100-
COLUMBUS-INLAND BRUNSWICK-
355 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CRUSOE ISLAND...

AT 354 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS...2 MILES EAST OF OLD
DOCK...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHITEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THIS
THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE ASH...BUGHILL...CRUSOE
ISLAND...EXUM...FREELAND...HONEY ISLAND...MAKATOKA...OLD DOCK AND
WACCAMAW.

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 3427 7832 3404 7834 3408 7867 3428 7866

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:34 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
434 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

NCZ096-105-212130-
BLADEN-INLAND PENDER-
434 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN PENDER COUNTY...

AT 431 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST BETWEEN
ROWAN NORTH TO JUST WEST OF PENERLEA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 2
MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROWAN...OR 18 MILES WEST OF BURGAW...MOVING EAST
AT 5 MPH.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING SMALL
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE CURRIE...LONG CREEK...
MALPASS CORNER...MONTAGUE...PENDERLEA...POINT CASWELL...ROOKS...
ROWAN...THE BOROUGH...WARDS CORNER AND ATKINSON.

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 3472 7799 3436 7802 3446 7831 3458 7827
      3457 7825 3467 7817 3471 7812 3472 7812
      3473 7811 3473 7805 3474 7802

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 3:16 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	ILM	Darlington, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg	14 hr
Jun 21, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	68 min
Jun 21, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	43 min
Jun 20, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	87 min
Jun 21, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	65 min

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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.