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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Wilmington, NC

July 10, 2012Bladen County, Robeson County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2012, 7:23 PM EDT for Bladen County, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 52 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 10, 2012, 7:23 PM EDT (23:23 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2012, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bladen County, NC, Robeson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 10, 7:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sw Lumber Bridge, NC	REPORT OF TREE DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF US 71 N AND QUICK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 10, 7:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Parkton, NC	REPORT OF TREES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF CAROLINA CHURCH RD AND SHAW RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 10, 7:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Se Parkton, NC	REPORT OF TREES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF LITTLE MARSH ROAD AND US 301 N. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 7 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 166 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 526 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 604 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

131 
WUUS52 KILM 102323
SVRILM
NCC017-155-110015-
/O.NEW.KILM.SV.W.0121.120710T2323Z-120711T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
723 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHEASTERN ROBESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 721 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR REX...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF RED SPRINGS...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
   REX...
   ST. PAULS...
   BARKER TEN MILE...
   TOBERMORY...
   DUART...
   JEROME...

MORE DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AND AFFECT OTHER COMMUNITIES
IN THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK 
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS.

&&

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3490 7893 3484 7890 3485 7882 3486 7850
      3477 7841 3449 7864 3483 7929 3484 7928
      3484 7919 3496 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 300DEG 32KT 3490 7908

$$

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3 follow-up statements

103 
WWUS52 KILM 102342
SVSILM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
742 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

NCC017-155-110015-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-120711T0015Z/
ROBESON NC-BLADEN NC-
742 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN BLADEN AND NORTHEASTERN ROBESON COUNTIES...

AT 742 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TOBERMORY...OR 14
MILES NORTHEAST OF LUMBERTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HOWELLSVILLE...TOLARSVILLE...DUART...SMITHS...JEROME...TAR HEEL...
WHITE OAK...DUBLIN...RUSKIN...AMMON AND ELIZABETHTOWN.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3490 7893 3484 7890 3485 7882 3486 7850
      3477 7841 3449 7864 3479 7922 3482 7921
      3484 7919 3496 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 300DEG 32KT 3482 7890

$$

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153 
WWUS52 KILM 110009
SVSILM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
809 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

NCC017-155-110015-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-120711T0015Z/
ROBESON NC-BLADEN NC-
809 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN BLADEN AND NORTHEASTERN ROBESON COUNTIES...

AT 808 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NORTH OF RUSKIN...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING 
EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AMMON.

THESE STORMS HAD A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS WHICH KNOCKED DOWN 
TREES BETWEEN PARKTON AND ST. PAULS
&&

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3490 7893 3484 7890 3485 7882 3486 7850
      3477 7841 3449 7864 3479 7922 3482 7921
      3484 7919 3496 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 300DEG 32KT 3470 7867

$$

ZOUZIAS

098 
WWUS52 KILM 110016
SVSILM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
816 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

NCC017-155-110020-
/O.EXP.KILM.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-120711T0015Z/
ROBESON NC-BLADEN NC-
816 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN BLADEN AND
NORTHEASTERN ROBESON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT...

AT 814 PM EDT...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING
HAS WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3490 7893 3484 7890 3485 7882 3486 7850
      3477 7841 3449 7864 3479 7922 3482 7921
      3484 7919 3496 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 300DEG 32KT 3468 7863

$$

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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 Jul 10, 2:09 PM EDT, 5 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 2:09 PM EDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
209 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL LEAD TO
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. BUILDING BERMUDA HIGH
PRESSURE LATER IN THE WEEK WILL BRING SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...ACCOMPANIED BY SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 2:00 PM TUESDAY...CONVECTION ALREADY UNDERWAY...DUMPING STOUT
BUCKETS OF H20 ALONG THE SEA BREEZE FRONT WEDGED ALONG THE COASTAL
ZONES. HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER AND WEAK STEERING WIND WILL SUSTAIN
A THREAT OF LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE STRONGER STORMS SO FAR HAVE
PRODUCED 35 MPH WIND GUSTS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN.

A TSTM WATCH CANNOT BE RULED OUT LATER TODAY...PERHAPS WEST OR SW
OF THE AREA INITIALLY WHERE STRONGER HEATING AND INSTABILITY SIT.
SHORT-WAVE ENERGY EXITING THE NC MOUNTAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON
MAY ORGANIZE THE CONVECTION INTO A LARGER CONVECTIVE CONGLOMERATE
MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SOMETIME THIS EVENING EITHER SIDE
OF 900 PM. HAVE MAINTAINED A TRANSITION TO LIKELY POP VALUES TNGT.

STORM MOTION GENERALLY FROM 260 AT AROUND 15 MPH ACROSS NC BUT A
MUCH MORE SLUGGISH MOTION OVER THE SC INTERIOR...10 MPH OR LESS.
THUS IT SEEMS THE BETTER THREAT OF LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL RESIDE
ACROSS OUR SC ZONES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 2:00 PM TUESDAY...SUBTLE EAST COAST TROUGH WILL SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO
BUILDING HEIGHTS THROUGH THE PERIOD AS A WEAK FRONT MEANDERS ALONG
THE AREA. WITH THE FORCING MECHANISMS BECOMING MORE DIFFUSE...THE
FRONT LOSING MOST OF ITS DEFINITION AND SUBTLE RIDGING AT THE MID
LEVELS WITH THE BUILDING RIDGE...WILL SHOW A TREND OF SLOWLY
DECREASING POPS ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEDNESDAY
STILL LOOKS WET WITH THE FRONT LYING EAST TO WEST. TEMPERATURE
GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED TOWARD BETTER BUT WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN TOWARD
THE GFS/MAV NUMBERS.

 &&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
 AS OF 2:00 PM TUESDAY...A VERY DIFFUSE FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE
AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WARRANTING THE CONTINUATION OF POPS.
500MB RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT AS THE PREVIOUS HEAT
WAVE PRODUCER. POPS TREND DOWN AND WILL BE CONFINED TO MORE
PIEDMONT TROUGH FAVORED AREAS AND ISOLATED SEA BREEZE ACTIVITY.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND TO NEAR NORMAL TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE BY
THE END OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 18Z...AIRMASS READY TO UNLOAD ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION.
MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE WE WILL SEE SCATTERED TO POSSIBLY
NUMEROUS CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS WOULD
SEEM TO BE OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CWA...AND ALONG THE SEA
BREEZE. TSTMS COULD FIRE ANYWHERE GIVEN THE HIGH PWATS AND WEAK TO
MODERATE OMEGA. SOME STORMS COULD HAVE HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...ALONG WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. IFR CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...BUT ONLY BRIEFLY. TONIGHT...CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE WELL
INTO THE EVENING...SLOWLY DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT. SOME
FOG/STRATUS IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TOWARD SUNRISE. WEDNESDAY...MORE OF
THE SAME WITH CONVECTION EXPECTED TO REFIRE BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...MAINLY IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OTHERWISE EXPECT VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 2:00 PM TUESDAY...S-SW WINDS WILL PREVAIL OUTSIDE OF TSTMS AS
BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS OFFSHORE WITH LOWER PRESSURE INLAND.
PRIMARY THREAT THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE THE TENDENCY FOR TSTMS TO
DRIFT E OVER THE INSHORE WATERS. THIS WILL LEAD TO ERRATIC AND
POTENTIALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO SEA LIGHTNING
STRIKES. MARINERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT RADAR TRENDS BEFORE
HEADING OUT TO AVOID A WEATHER DISASTER. SEAS WILL LIKELY HOLD AT
4 FEET OR LESS OUTSIDE OF TSTMS...IN A MIX OF 2-3 FOOT SSW WIND-
WAVES AND 1-2 FOOT SE WAVES EVERY 8-9 SECONDS. MARINE WARNINGS
MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR STRONG TSTMS.

SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 2:00 PM TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE WATERS
WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE A TRANSITION PERIOD AS THE FRONT
TAKES MORE OF A COASTAL TROUGH CONFIGURATION TURNING THE WINDS TO
MORE SOUTHEAST. THE GRADIENT WEAKENS AS WELL WITH WINDS TEN KNOTS OR
LESS DOWN FROM 10-15 KNOTS WITH THE SOUTHWEST FLOW. SEAS FOLLOW THE
WIND FIELDS ON A DOWNWARD TREND WITH 2-3 FEET.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 2:00 PM TUESDAY...NO DEVIATION FROM A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME
PATTERN FOR THE MARINE COMMUNITY FOR THE WEEKEND. BERMUDA HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE THE PRIMARY FEATURE WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
BEING ENHANCED EACH AFTERNOON BY THE PIEDMONT TROUGH AND SEA
BREEZE. COULD SEE A BIT MORE VEERING LATE IN THE PERIOD A FURTHER
ENHANCEMENT OF THE PATTERN BUT LOWER CONFIDENCE IN THIS OCCURRING.

&&

.ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...NONE.
NC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SHK
NEAR TERM...MJC
SHORT TERM...SHK
LONG TERM...SHK
AVIATION...DL

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 5:21 AM EDT, 14 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
521 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-053-111000-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
INLAND HORRY-
521 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. ANY OF THE STRONGER CONVECTION WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 25 TO 40 MPH WIND GUSTS. POTENTIAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 0.50 TO
1.25 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM CONVECTION THAT
CONTINUALLY MOVES ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS. THIS MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER.

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

FOR WEDNESDAY...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN AFFECT THE AREA AND PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAT COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE FLOODING AND PONDING
OF WATER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ039-055-056-111000-
WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
521 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. ANY OF THE STRONGER CONVECTION WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE 25 TO 40 MPH WIND GUSTS. POTENTIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 0.25 TO 1.00 INCH...
WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM CONVECTION THAT CONTINUALLY
MOVES ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS. THIS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING
AND PONDING OF WATER.

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

FOR WEDNESDAY...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN AFFECT THE AREA AND PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAT COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE FLOODING AND PONDING
OF WATER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-111000-
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-
521 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. ANY OF THE STRONGER CONVECTION WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 25 TO 40 MPH WIND GUSTS. POTENTIAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 0.50 TO
1.25 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM CONVECTION THAT
CONTINUALLY MOVES ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS. THIS MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER.

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

FOR WEDNESDAY...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN AFFECT THE AREA AND PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAT COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE FLOODING AND PONDING
OF WATER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-111000-
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-
521 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

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.

   SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION.

CONVECTION WILL OCCASIONALLY MOVE OFF THE MAINLAND THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE STRONGER ACTIVITY COULD PRODUCE 25 TO 35 KT WIND
GUSTS...NEAR 0 VISIBILITY IN SQUALLS...AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT
CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING.

.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.

AMZ256-111000-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
521 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

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.

   SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION.

CONVECTION WILL OCCASIONALLY MOVE OFF THE MAINLAND THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE STRONGER ACTIVITY COULD PRODUCE 25 TO 35 KT WIND
GUSTS...NEAR 0 VISIBILITY IN SQUALLS...AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT
CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING.

.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.

DOUGH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 3:03 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
303 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

SCZ055-102000-
INLAND GEORGETOWN-
303 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS GEORGETOWN COUNTY THROUGH
400 PM EDT...

AT 303 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GRAVES...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF GEORGETOWN...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE GRAVES...OATLAND AND SAMPIT.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3338 7952 3355 7940 3348 7927 3344 7928
      3340 7933 3332 7938
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 197DEG 3KT 3340 7939

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 3:27 PM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
327 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

NCZ105>107-102030-
COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-INLAND PENDER-
327 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW HANOVER AND PENDER
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 328 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
WRIGHTSBORO...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF LELAND...MOVING
EAST...NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ASHTON...CASTLE HAYNE...EDGECOMB...
HAMPSTEAD...MOORETOWN...ROCKY POINT...SCOTTS HILL...SURF CITY...
TOPSAIL...TOPSAIL BEACH...WOODSIDE AND WRIGHTSBORO.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3438 7760 3435 7764 3426 7798 3431 7801
      3432 7800 3432 7802 3442 7807 3458 7763
      3449 7757 3448 7757 3447 7756 3443 7753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 271DEG 10KT 3433 7796

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 3:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
344 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

SCZ039-055-056-102045-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-INLAND GEORGETOWN-WILLIAMSBURG-
344 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG
COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

AT 343 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES
WEST OF LAMBERT...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT
STEPHEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE
INTO WILLIAMSBURG AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE GEORGETOWN...KINGSTREE...ANDREWS...
CADES...EARLE...GOURDIN...GRAVES...HEBRON...HEBRON CROSSROADS...
JACKSON...LAMBERT AND LITCHFIELD BEACH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3316 7937 3323 7946 3329 7966 3340 7986
      3344 7988 3349 7997 3350 8003 3352 8008
      3386 7989 3346 7910 3338 7914 3323 7918
      3314 7932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 224DEG 17KT 3334 7964

ZOUZIAS

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 4:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
402 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

NCZ107>110-102100-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-INLAND NEW
HANOVER-
402 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS BRUNSWICK AND NEW HANOVER
COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 402 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
BOLIVIA...OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF SHALLOTTE...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE WILMINGTON...BISHOP...BOILING SPRING
LAKES...MILL CREEK...SILVER LAKE...TOWN CREEK...WINNABOW...
BELVILLE...BOLIVIA AND KURE BEACH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3394 7792 3392 7793 3398 7827 3415 7825
      3427 7788
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 276DEG 8KT 3406 7815

15

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 4:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
437 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-102130-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-COASTAL HORRY-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-INLAND
GEORGETOWN-INLAND HORRY-MARION-MARLBORO-WILLIAMSBURG-
437 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GEORGETOWN...HORRY...
WILLIAMSBURG...FLORENCE...MARION...DILLON...MARLBORO AND DARLINGTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

AT 436 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST OF CLYDE TO NEAR OATS TO LAKE CITY TO
MORRISVILLE TO GRAVES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS
WILL MOVE INTO AND ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CAROLINA FROM HARTSVILLE AND
FLORENCE AREA SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE COAST.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BENNETTSVILLE...CONWAY...
DARLINGTON...DILLON...FLORENCE...GARDEN CITY...GEORGETOWN...
HARTSVILLE...LAKE CITY...LITTLE RIVER...MARION AND MULLINS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3450 8005 3449 7988 3454 7983 3462 7978
      3471 7988 3481 7977 3479 7964 3384 7858
      3377 7875 3364 7893 3347 7909 3333 7916
      3323 7927 3433 8018 3436 8018 3438 8022
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 230DEG 27KT 3435 8018 3420 8009
          3384 7977 3360 7958 3335 7934

ZOUZIAS

Local storm report, Jul 10, 6:24 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
624 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

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

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE TIMMONSVILLE       34.11N  79.91W
07/10/2012                   FLORENCE           SC   911 CALL CENTER

            REPORT OF TREE DOWN AT CROSSROAD OF CENTER ROAD AND
            HONDA WAY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1200260

LACORTE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	55 min
Jul 10, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	63 min
Jul 10, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	58 min
Jul 10, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	New Hanover	24 min
Jul 10, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.