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Special Marine Warning 76, NWS Wilmington, NC

December 26, 2012

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special marine warning at Dec 26, 2012, 2:14 PM EST. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 26, 2012, 2:14 PM EST (19:14 UTC)
Expired: Dec 26, 2012, 2:56 PM EST
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

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NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Dec 26, 12:55 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 12:55 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 1:57 PM EST, 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 26, 12:35 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1235 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

NCZ096-099-105-109-110-SCZ053-054-261830-
BLADEN-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COLUMBUS-INLAND
BRUNSWICK-INLAND HORRY-INLAND PENDER-
1235 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS HORRY...BRUNSWICK...
PENDER...BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EST...

AT 1235 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BROOKSVILLE...OR ABOUT OVER LITTLE RIVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BURGAW...LITTLE RIVER...NORTH MYRTLE
BEACH...ASH...BETHEL...BROOKSVILLE...BUGHILL...CALABASH...CARVERS...
CHERRY GROVE BEACH...COUNCIL AND CRUSOE ISLAND.

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

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3384 7857 3377 7877 3395 7896 3471 7837
      3457 7825 3469 7814 3464 7777
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 222DEG 79KT 3403 7857

WEISS

Local storm report, Dec 26, 12:52 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 26, 1:05 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 26, 1:07 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 26, 1:12 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 26, 1:32 PM EST, 42 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
Dec 26, 8:29 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		61 min
Dec 26, 9:05 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		49 min
Dec 26, 9:44 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		46 min
Dec 26, 10:03 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		57 min
Dec 26, 10:27 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		33 min
Dec 26, 10:42 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg	48 min
Dec 26, 10:59 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		31 min
Dec 26, 11:01 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		44 min
Dec 26, 11:30 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon, Florence, Marion	60 min
Dec 26, 11:42 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		48 min
Dec 26, 12:14 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		61 min
Dec 26, 12:21 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		33 min
Dec 26, 12:35 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		40 min
Dec 26, 1:14 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	ILM		46 min
Dec 26, 6:06 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	54 min
Dec 26, 9:27 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover	13 min
Dec 26, 9:39 AM EST	Tornado Warning	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	28 min
Dec 26, 10:13 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	62 min
Dec 26, 11:20 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	25 min
Dec 26, 11:41 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Pender	24 min
Dec 26, 12:25 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	35 min
Dec 26, 12:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover	57 min
Dec 26, 12:35 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	55 min
Dec 26, 12:45 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	104 min
Dec 26, 1:07 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen, Columbus	53 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.