Alert archive / South Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 1, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at May 17, 2012, 7:04 AM EDT for Florence County, Marion County, South Carolina. It took effect at May 18, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2012, 7:04 AM EDT (11:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 18, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 22, 2012, 10:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Florence County, SC, Marion County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The river
Written for the forecast point Pee Dee River at Pee Dee (PDES1). The gauge peaked at 20.02 ft at May 20, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02131000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
458 WGUS42 KILM 171104 FLWILM BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 704 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA... GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-180304- /O.NEW.KILM.FL.W.0001.120518T1330Z-000000T0000Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T1330Z.120520T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 704 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.7 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT SWAMPLANDS AND LOGGING INTERESTS. FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT TIMBERLAND AS FAR DOWNSTREAM AS YAUHANNAH TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CREST PASSES PEE DEE. LOGGING EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE MOVED. $$
11 follow-up statements
436 WGUS82 KILM 171344 FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 944 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA... GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-180544- /O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0001.120518T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T0600Z.120520T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 944 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE. * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.6 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...FLOODING WILL AFFECT SWAMP AND TIMBERLANDS WHILE ALSO DISRUPTING LOGGING OPERATIONS. OPERATIONS WILL LIKELY CEASE AND EQUIPMENT NOT PREVIOUSLY MOVED WILL REMAIN TRAPPED. SOME FARMLAND WILL HAVE MINOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY AROUND BRITTON NECK. $$
648 WGUS82 KILM 181014 FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 614 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.. GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-190214- /O.CON.KILM.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T0845Z.120520T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 614 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.8 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...FLOODING WILL AFFECT SWAMP AND TIMBERLANDS WHILE ALSO DISRUPTING LOGGING OPERATIONS. OPERATIONS WILL LIKELY CEASE AND EQUIPMENT NOT PREVIOUSLY MOVED WILL REMAIN TRAPPED. SOME FARMLAND WILL HAVE MINOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY AROUND BRITTON NECK. $$
725 WGUS82 KILM 181412 FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1012 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.. GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-190612- /O.CON.KILM.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T0845Z.120520T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1012 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.0 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT SWAMPLANDS AND LOGGING INTERESTS. FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT TIMBERLAND AS FAR DOWNSTREAM AS YAUHANNAH TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CREST PASSES PEE DEE. LOGGING EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE MOVED. $$
575 WGUS82 KILM 190054 FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 854 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA... GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-191654- /O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120523T2100Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T0845Z.120520T0600Z.120523T0900Z.NO/ 854 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 8:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.1 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT SWAMPLANDS AND LOGGING INTERESTS. FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT TIMBERLAND AS FAR DOWNSTREAM AS YAUHANNAH TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CREST PASSES PEE DEE. LOGGING EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE MOVED. $$
770 WGUS82 KILM 191434 FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1034 AM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA... GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-200634- /O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120523T1200Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T0845Z.120520T1800Z.120523T0000Z.NO/ 1034 AM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE RIVER AT PEE DEE. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY...THE STAGE WAS 19.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.0 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT SWAMPLANDS AND LOGGING INTERESTS. FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT TIMBERLAND AS FAR DOWNSTREAM AS YAUHANNAH TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CREST PASSES PEE DEE. LOGGING EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE MOVED. $$ 47
228 WGUS82 KILM 200024 FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 824 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.. GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-201624- /O.CON.KILM.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120523T1200Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T0845Z.120520T1800Z.120523T0000Z.NO/ 824 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 8:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.0 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT SWAMPLANDS AND LOGGING INTERESTS. FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT TIMBERLAND AS FAR DOWNSTREAM AS YAUHANNAH TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CREST PASSES PEE DEE. LOGGING EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE MOVED. $$
878 WGUS82 KILM 201357 FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 957 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA... GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-210557- /O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120523T0359Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T0845Z.120520T1800Z.120522T1559Z.NO/ 957 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE. * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 9:00 AM SUNDAY...THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.1 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT SWAMPLANDS AND LOGGING INTERESTS. FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT TIMBERLAND AS FAR DOWNSTREAM AS YAUHANNAH TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CREST PASSES PEE DEE. LOGGING EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE MOVED. $$ 47
721 WGUS82 KILM 210037 FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 837 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA... GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-211637- /O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120523T0600Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T0845Z.120520T1830Z.120522T1800Z.NO/ 837 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE. * UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 8:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT SWAMPLANDS AND LOGGING INTERESTS. FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT TIMBERLAND AS FAR DOWNSTREAM AS YAUHANNAH TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CREST PASSES PEE DEE. LOGGING EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE MOVED. $$
044 WGUS82 KILM 211431 FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1031 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA... GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-220631- /O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120523T0000Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T0845Z.120520T1830Z.120522T1200Z.NO/ 1031 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE RIVER AT PEE DEE... * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 10:00 AM MONDAY...THE STAGE WAS 19.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE...FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT SWAMPLANDS AND LOGGING INTERESTS. FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT TIMBERLAND AS FAR DOWNSTREAM AS YAUHANNAH TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CREST PASSES PEE DEE. LOGGING EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO BE MOVED. $$ 47
210 WGUS82 KILM 220031 FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 831 PM EDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA... GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-221631- /O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120523T0300Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T0845Z.120520T1830Z.120522T1500Z.NO/ 831 PM EDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE. * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT SWAMPLANDS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. $$
942 WGUS82 KILM 221430 FLSILM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1030 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA... GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE AFFECTING FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM UNDER THE RIVERS/LAKES AHPS LINK. && SCC041-067-221500- /O.CAN.KILM.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120523T0300Z/ /PDES1.1.ER.120518T0845Z.120520T1830Z.120522T1200Z.NO/ 1030 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE. * AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 8:00 AM TUESDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 18.1 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. $$ 47
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 17, 6:35 AM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 6:35 AM EDT, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...COR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 635 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FINALLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND OFFSHORE TODAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST BEHIND THIS TROUGH. LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE MAY SKIRT THE AREA WITH SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 300 AM THURSDAY...MOISTURE CONTENT OF AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL SUPPORT TORRENTIAL RAINFALL POTENTIAL AGAIN TODAY AS PWAT VALUES REMAIN AROUND 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFFSHORE WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR HIGH PRESSURE TO SINK SOUTHWARD OVER THE AREA WITH STRENGTHENING NE WIND FLOW ESPECIALLY INTO TONIGHT. ONE CONCERN IS THE STRONG IMPULSE ALOFT EVIDENT IN VAPOR LOOPS CRUISING ACROSS GEORGIA EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS FEATURE SHOULD ENHANCE STORM DEVELOPMENT OVER SC LATER THIS MORNING. A FLOODING THREAT WILL REMAIN INTACT GIVEN HIGH PWAT VALUES AND A STORM MOTION TODAY THAT WILL BE VERY SLOW TO QUASI-STATIONARY. THE SEA BREEZE WILL NOT BE STRONG...BUT WILL STILL SERVE AS AN AFTERNOON FOCUS FOR STORMS. THIS BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN NEAR THE COAST AND HIGHEST POPS THROUGH AFTERNOON ARE ALONG A SWATH ORIENTED SW TO NE ACROSS OUR COASTAL INTERIOR. NE WIND FLOW AND CLOUDS...MAXIMUM TEMPS ROUGHLY A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER THAN YESTERDAY SO UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S ANTICIPATED. MIN TEMPS EARLY FRIDAY A BIT COOLER THAN LATELY THANKS TO DRYING AND WEAK COOL AIR ADVECTION. MIN TEMPS 60-67 MILDEST SOUTH COAST AND COOLEST NORTH CAROLINA INTERIOR AT DAYBREAK FRIDAY. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 300 AM THURSDAY...STUBBORN WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BE HUNG UP RIGHT ALONG THE COAST ON FRIDAY AS PERSISTENT UPPER TROUGH REMAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. EVEN AS SURFACE HIGH BEGINS TO RIDGE DOWN THE COAST ON FRIDAY...ANOTHER UPPER IMPULSE MOVING AROUND THE TROUGH COULD SPAWN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN. THE PRESENCE OF THE FRONT OFFSHORE...COMBINED WITH STILL HIGH PWATS AND A VORT MAX MOVING ALOFT WITH SOME COOLER 500MB TEMPS WILL SUPPORT CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...DURING THE AFTN OF FRIDAY. DO NOTE A SLIGHT SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AROUND 900MB ON FORECAST SOUNDINGS...BUT EXPECT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL DESTABILIZE ENOUGH...ESPECIALLY WITH DEEP COLUMN SATURATION NOTED IN PROFILES. FOR THIS REASON WILL CONTINUE CHC POP FOR THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE CWA...WITH SCHC INLAND. BRIEFLY HEAVY RAIN IN TSTMS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN. A DRIER DAY ON SATURDAY AS BOUNDARY PUSHES FURTHER OFFSHORE AND DRY AIR ASSOCIATED WITH SURFACE RIDGE FINALLY PUSHES INTO THE CAROLINAS. FORECAST PWATS SUGGEST A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY...WITH PWATS FROM 1.25 INCHES NEAR THE COAST...TO BELOW ONE-HALF INCH ACROSS ROBESON/MARLBORO COUNTIES. EVEN WITH HIGHER PWAT AIR NEAR THE COAST...DRY MID LEVELS AND SOME SUBSIDENCE BEHIND A DEPARTING VORT WILL MAKE SATURDAY A DRY DAY AND WILL KEEP ONLY SILENT POP. MOIST NE FLOW MAY KEEP CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER NEAR THE COAST HOWEVER. NOTE ALSO THAT SURFACE CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT MAY BE ONGOING SATURDAY OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. ATTM EXPECT ANY IMPACTS FROM THIS TO HOLD OFF UNTIL SUNDAY AND BEYOND...BUT SOME GUIDANCE INDICATING THAT MOISTURE WILL BE THROWN BACK TOWARDS THE COAST SATURDAY. FORECAST PROFILES SUGGEST OTRW...SO WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY FOR SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY WITH RELATIVE MINIMUMS IN POP SHOWING UP IN MOS GUIDANCE DURING THE DAY. TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW CLIMO...A DEGREE OR SO EITHER SIDE OF 80 WITH LOWS AROUND 60. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 300 AM THURSDAY...LOWERED CONFIDENCE CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE LONG TERM...EVEN WITH DECENT MODEL AGREEMENT. ALL GUIDANCE NOW INDICATING THAT THE UPPER TROUGH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EXTENDED...WITH THE AXIS ORIENTED SW TO NE FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THE CORE OF THIS TROUGH WILL FEATURE A CLOSED UPPER LOW NEAR GA/SC...WITH SEVERAL IMPULSES PROGGED TO ROTATE AROUND IT DURING THE LATE WKND AND FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. AT THE SURFACE...RESIDUAL BOUNDARY (NO LONGER REALLY A COLD FRONT DUE TO LACK OF ANY BAROCLINICITY) WILL REMAIN DRAPED JUST OFF THE COAST AND BACK INTO NORTH FLORIDA. MODELS HAVE BEEN FLIP-FLOPPING OVERALL SOLUTIONS FOR SEVERAL DAYS NOW...BUT MODEL CONSENSUS IS STARTING TO COME TO AGREE IN SURFACE CYCLONE (OR CYCLONES) DEVELOPMENT JUST OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES TO RESOLVE...AND UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT HAMMER OUT DETAILS EVEN ONLY A FEW DAYS OUT. WE CAN GLEAN SOME IDEAS HOWEVER...WHICH CAN BE OUTLINED HERE: WITH CLOSED CENTER WELL INLAND FROM THE COAST...ANY UPPER IMPULSE WILL PROVIDE DECENT PVA...WHICH COULD WORK IN TANDEM WITH RICH THETA-E AIR AND LATENT HEAT RELEASE TO SPAWN CYCLOGENESIS ALONG THE OFFSHORE BOUNDARY. HOWEVER...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING MORE BAROTROPIC (THAT IS...LACK OF ANY SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS) DUE TO LATE MAY SUBTROPICAL HEATING...A NEARLY NEUTRAL-TEMPERATURE FRONT OFFSHORE...AND LACK OF ANY REAL FORCING TO MOVE THINGS ALONG. THESE WOULD WORK AGAINST A STRONG CYCLONE DEVELOPING IN THESE LATITUDES THIS TIME OF YEAR. TO NOTE HOWEVER...IS THAT THESE ALL DESCRIBE FUNCTIONS TO PROMOTE A COLD-CORE CYCLONE...AND GUIDANCE IS CLEARLY INDICATING THAT THICKNESSES WILL INCREASE OVER ANY SURFACE LOW...SUGGESTING TRANSITION TO A WARM CORE...OR HYBRID TYPE SYSTEM. THIS IS MORE PLAUSIBLE BASED OFF THE REASONING OUTLINED ABOVE...BUT SST'S ARE MARGINAL FOR WARM CORE SYSTEMS...SO A STRONG HYBRID CYCLONE SEEMS UNLIKELY AS WELL...AND HPC IS KEEPING ALL PRESSURE ABOVE 1008MB ATTM. ADDITIONALLY...UPPER IMPULSES ARE PROGGED TO REMAIN RATHER WEAK...SO SEVERAL WEAK LOWS MAY DEVELOP THROUGH THE EXTENDED VERSUS ONE STRONGER SYSTEM. BOTH ECMWF AND GFS HAVE MULTIPLE LOWS DEVELOPING DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK...WHILE CMC KEEPS ONE PRIMARY LOW CENTER. STILL...CANNOT NEGATE THE CONSISTENCY OF THE ECMWF AND NOW THE CONSENSUS OF A LOW DEVELOPING OFFSHORE. WITH WEAK STEERING FLOW...THIS SYSTEM COULD GO ANYWHERE...AND GUIDANCE IS CONFUSED AS TO WHICH LOW WILL BECOME PRIMARY...AND THEN WHERE IT WILL GO. GFS/ECMWF BRING ONE LOW INTO THE CAPE FEAR REGION AND ANOTHER INTO THE MID ATLANTIC...WHILE CMC PUSHES A PRIMARY LOW INTO THE OUTER BANKS. THE COMMON THEME...ALL GUIDANCE SHOWS SOMETHING! WITH SUCH A DEEP TROUGH PERSISTING...DO EXPECT SOME WEAK TROUGH OR LOW TO DEVELOP OFFSHORE AND THEN MEANDER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...AND ATTM THINK THE BEST BET WOULD BE FOR LOW DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT TEMP GRADIENT OUT THERE...THE GULF STREAM! WILL HAVE TO CARRY SCHC POP EACH DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH SOME LOW-END CHC NEAR THE COAST MON AS UPPER TROUGH OPENS UP AND ALLOWS WHATEVER SURFACE FEATURE DOES EXIST TO MOVE NORTH TOWARDS THE COAST. EXPECT NEARLY CLIMO TEMPS THROUGH TUESDAY...WARMING ABOVE WEDNESDAY AS TROUGH WEAKENS AND THICKNESSES RETURN TO NORMAL FOR LATE MAY. IF RAIN DOES RETURN TO THE AREA...TEMPS WILL BE LOWER THAN CURRENT FORECAST VALUES. && .AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 12Z...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN LOCATION AND TIMING OF CONVECTION TODAY. IN GENERAL...MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR AROUND MAX HEATING AND NEAR THE COAST ON THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY...BUT THE ATMOSPHERE IS SO JUICY THAT CONVECTION COULD ERUPT JUST ABOUT ANY TIME...AS EVIDENCE OF THE SLOW MOVING HEAVY RAIN JUST SOUTH OF FLO. THE INLAND LIFR CONDITIONS WILL ABATE AN COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER SUNRISE...DUE TO MIXING AND INSTABILITY. CONVECTION WILL BECOME SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS NEAR THE COASTAL TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH CONVECTION FIRING WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WE COULD SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF STRATUS/FOG TONIGHT AND WILL REEVALUATE WITH THE NEXT SET OF MODEL RUNS. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE FOR SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...OTHERWISE VFR. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 300 AM THURSDAY...PRIMARY THREAT OVER THE WATERS TODAY WILL REMAIN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TSTMS. MARINERS SHOULD CONSULT RADAR BEFORE HEADING OUT TO ASCERTAIN RISKS. OTHERWISE WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN NE WINDS TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE NORTH AND LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFFSHORE. THIS WILL BRING SEAS OF 2-3 FT...TO 3-5 FT LATE TONIGHT AND AN EXERCISE CAUTION STATEMENT MAY BE NEEDED INTO EARLY FRIDAY...WITH NE WINDS OF 15-20 KNOTS AT SUNRISE FRIDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATERS...HIGHEST SEAS OFFSHORE AND NORTH OF CAPE FEAR. LIGHT NE WINDS EXPECTED TODAY SO THE MAIN DETERIORATION OF MARINE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT...AND TODAY MAINLY SE WAVES 2-3 FEET AT 8-9 SECONDS WITH INCREASING NE CHOP ON TOP OF THIS LINGERING WAVE ENERGY. SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 300 AM THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING DOWN THE EAST COAST WILL FORCE A TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE COAST NEAR A DEVELOPING SURFACE CYCLONE OFFSHORE. THIS WILL CREATE STRONG NE WINDS OF 15-20 KTS THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD...POSSIBLY EASING TO 10-15 KTS LATE SAT NIGHT AS OVERALL GRADIENT WEAKENS SLIGHTLY. THE SEA SPECTRUM WILL THUS BE COMPOSED OF TWO PRIMARY WAVES...A 3FT/8SEC SE SWELL...AND A 6FT/6SEC NE WIND WAVE. THESE WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE 4-6 FT SEAS ACROSS MOST OF THE COASTAL WATERS...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. WITH THE 2 PRIMARY WAVE GROUPS NEARLY PERPENDICULAR TO EACH OTHER...A CONFUSED SPECTRUM IS EXPECTED WITH HIGHLY VARIABLE AMPLITUDES DUE TO PHASING OF INDIVIDUAL WAVES. ADDITIONALLY...A WAVE SHADOW REGION WILL EXIST SW OF FRYING PAN SHOALS THANKS TO THE NE FETCH...SO SEAS IN THE INNER 10NM OF AMZ252 AND AMZ254 WILL BE ONLY 2-4 FT...AND AN SCA MAY NOT EVEN BE NEEDED IN AMZ254 WHERE CURRENTLY NO 6 FT WAVES ARE FORECAST. AT THE VERY LEAST SCEC WILL BE NEEDED WHERE SCA IS NOT HOISTED. LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 300 AM THURSDAY...QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN SEA CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY DUE TO POTENTIAL SURFACE CYCLONE LOCATED OFFSHORE. ATTM EXPECT NE WINDS OF 10-15 KTS SUNDAY WITH SEAS 3-5FT..COMPRISED OF A 3FT/8SEC SE SWELL AND A DECAYING NE WIND WAVE. OF COURSE...IF LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE ENDS UP BEING STRONGER AND/OR CLOSER TO THE COAST...SEAS COULD BE QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN CURRENT FORECAST SUGGESTS. BY MONDAY...GRADIENT WILL BE WEAKENING AND WINDS WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY THAN NE. THIS ALLOWS FOR IMPROVING SEA CONDITIONS...WITH WAVES FALLING TO 3-4 FT AND E/NE WINDS AROUND 10 KTS. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JDW NEAR TERM...MJC SHORT TERM...JDW LONG TERM...JDW AVIATION...43 MARINE...MJC/JDW
Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 3:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 324 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-180730- ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER- INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK- COASTAL BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION- WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 324 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SLOW MOVING AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING ISOLATED FLOODING TODAY AND THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. AMZ250-252-254-256-180730- 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- 324 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. 8
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Special weather statement, May 17, 4:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 400 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 NCZ087-096-099-105>107-109-171200- ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER- INLAND NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN... WHITEVILLE...BURGAW...SURF CITY...TOPSAIL BEACH...WILMINGTON... LELAND...BOLIVIA...SHALLOTTE 400 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING... PATCHES OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES LOCALLY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH 800 AM. EARLY MORNING COMMUTERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE POCKETS OF SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY APPEAR SUDDENLY ACROSS ROADWAYS AND HIGHWAYS. REDUCE YOUR SPEED...USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THOSE AROUND YOU. THE PATCHY DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO BURN OFF BY 800 AM. 8
Special weather statement, May 17, 4:36 AM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
436 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
SCZ032-033-039-053>055-170930-
COASTAL HORRY-FLORENCE-INLAND GEORGETOWN-INLAND
HORRY-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
436 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN OVER HORRY...GEORGETOWN...
AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 530 AM EDT...
AT 435 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM EASTERN
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY TO CENTRAL HORRY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE CONWAY...RED HILL...SOCASTEE...
ADRIAN...ALLSBROOK...ANDREWS...BAYBORO...BROOKSVILLE...BUCKSPORT...
BUCKSVILLE...DONGOLA AND EARLE.
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
&&
LAT...LON 3360 7980 3416 7892 3391 7861 3358 7910
3361 7910 3361 7912 3349 7924 3331 7950
TIME...MOT...LOC 0831Z 224DEG 11KT 3358 7950
MJCSpecial weather statement, May 17, 4:48 AM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 448 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-171200- ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER- INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK- COASTAL BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION- WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN... WHITEVILLE...BURGAW...SURF CITY...TOPSAIL BEACH...WILMINGTON... CAROLINA BEACH...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...LELAND...BOLIVIA... SHALLOTTE...OCEAN ISLE BEACH...HOLDEN BEACH...OAK ISLAND... SOUTHPORT...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...FLORENCE... MARION...KINGSTREE...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...NORTH MYRTLE BEACH... GARDEN CITY...ANDREWS...GEORGETOWN...MURRELLS INLET 448 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING... PATCHES OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES LOCALLY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH 800 AM. EARLY MORNING COMMUTERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE POCKETS OF SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY APPEAR SUDDENLY ACROSS ROADWAYS AND HIGHWAYS. REDUCE YOUR SPEED...USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THOSE AROUND YOU. THE PATCHY DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO BURN OFF BY 800 AM. 8
Special weather statement, May 17, 6:26 AM EDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
626 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
SCZ032-171100-
FLORENCE-
626 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
...THUNDERSTORMS TO BRING VERY HEAVY RAIN TO FLORENCE COUNTY
THROUGH 700 AM EDT...
AT 626 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR NEW
HOPE IN FLORENCE COUNTY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF FLORENCE
DRIFTING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE FLORENCE...CARTERSVILLE...CLAUSSEN...
EFFINGHAM...EVERGREEN...FRIENDFIELD...HYMAN...MARS BLUFF...NEW
HOPE...PAMPLICO...QUINBY AND SARDIS.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
&&
LAT...LON 3425 7979 3425 7975 3429 7971 3430 7962
3427 7957 3422 7954 3418 7957 3412 7952
3407 7954 3404 7951 3398 7950 3385 7981
3388 7983 3388 7988 3397 7994 3399 7990
3405 8001 3410 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1024Z 231DEG 9KT 3403 7977
MJCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 8:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Georgetown | 31 min |
| May 16, 8:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | Georgetown | 3 hr |
| May 17, 4:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry, Williamsburg | 54 min |
| May 17, 6:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 34 min |
| May 17, 12:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 56 min |
| May 17, 12:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 28 min |
| May 17, 12:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 2 hr |
| May 17, 1:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Florence, Williamsburg | 52 min |
| May 17, 2:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg | 2 hr |
| May 17, 2:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Florence, Horry, Marion | 113 min |
| May 17, 3:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Dillon | 100 min |
| May 17, 4:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Dillon, Horry, Marion | 2 hr |
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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.