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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

April 4, 2012New Hanover County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Apr 4, 2012, 3:36 AM EDT for New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was in force for 54 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 4, 2012, 3:36 AM EDT (07:36 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2012, 4:30 AM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

County New Hanover County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 224 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: 968 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 669 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 2.5

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The text

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

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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 4, 3:12 AM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 3:12 AM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 10:47 PM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1047 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-050300-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
1047 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-050300-
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
1047 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

AMZ250-252-254-256-050300-
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-
1047 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY. THIS IN RESPONSE TO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FORECAST
TO INTENSIFY OFF THE CAROLINA COASTS FRIDAY AS IT SLOWLY PULLS
AWAY TO THE NE. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE
SOUTH FROM THE GREAT LAKES DURING THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DOUGH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:26 PM EDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1126 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

SCZ023-040430-
DARLINGTON-
1126 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS DARLINGTON COUNTY THROUGH
1230 AM EDT...

AT 1124 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 6 MILES
WEST OF CLYDE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF HARTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE WEAKENING...A FEW GUSTY WINDS
AND ISOLATED SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN AREAS
OF DARLINGTON COUNTY.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE DARLINGTON...HARTSVILLE...AUBURN...
CLYDE...DOVESVILLE...FLOYD...KELLYTOWN...LAMAR...LYDIA...
MECHANICSVILLE...MONT CLARE AND NORTH HARTSVILLE.

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 3450 8005 3450 7981 3449 7979 3450 7976
      3447 7973 3447 7974 3444 7975 3440 7970
      3425 7975 3426 7980 3409 8008 3415 8016
      3420 8012 3423 8012 3432 8018 3436 8018
      3432 8024 3437 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 271DEG 39KT 3440 8027

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Special weather statement, Apr 4, 12:08 AM EDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1208 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012

SCZ017-040515-
MARLBORO-
1208 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MARLBORO COUNTY THROUGH 115
AM EDT...

AT 1208 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
WALLACE...OR ABOUT OVER CHERAW...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BENNETTSVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...
CHAVISTOWN...CLIO...DUNBAR...MCCOLL...WALLACE...BLENHEIM AND TATUM.

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 3481 7967 3463 7946 3431 7962 3446 7975
      3447 7973 3449 7972 3452 7976 3450 7977
      3450 7978 3456 7983 3460 7981 3462 7978
      3465 7982 3468 7986 3473 7989 3481 7985
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 292DEG 36KT 3472 7977

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Special weather statement, Apr 4, 12:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1234 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012

SCZ023-032-033-040530-
DARLINGTON-FLORENCE-MARION-
1234 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS FLORENCE...MARION AND
DARLINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM EDT...

AT 1233 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
FLOYD...OR ABOUT OVER DARLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PEA TO
DIME SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS AS WELL AS GUSTS
TO 40 MPH. THE STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE
EAST.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE DARLINGTON...FLORENCE...AUBURN...BLUE
BRICK...CARTERSVILLE...CLAUSSEN...DOVESVILLE...EFFINGHAM...
EVERGREEN...FLOYD...FRIENDFIELD AND HYMAN.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER 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 3442 8002 3449 7995 3449 7988 3452 7986
      3436 7969 3430 7965 3430 7962 3425 7956
      3425 7953 3422 7945 3384 7961 3409 8007
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 266DEG 12KT 3433 7990

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Special weather statement, Apr 4, 12:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1245 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012

SCZ024-040545-
DILLON-
1245 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS DILLON COUNTY THROUGH 145 AM
EDT...

AT 1244 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 10
MILES NORTHWEST OF BINGHAM...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF
BENNETTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE STORMS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE EAST.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE DILLON...BINGHAM...FLOYDALE...
HAMER...LATTA...LITTLE ROCK...MINTURN...OAK GROVE AND SOUTH OF THE
BORDER.

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 3460 7942 3443 7923 3428 7929 3428 7934
      3430 7937 3429 7947 3426 7951 3424 7955
      3431 7962 3446 7955 3462 7945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 287DEG 25KT 3453 7963

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Special weather statement, Apr 4, 3:36 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
336 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012

NCZ107>110-040830-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-INLAND NEW
HANOVER-
336 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS BRUNSWICK AND NEW HANOVER
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 AM EDT...

AT 335 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
LONG BEACH...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAROLINA BEACH...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT WITH A QUICK ONE
TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE CAROLINA BEACH...WILMINGTON...
BISHOP...BOILING SPRING LAKES...LONG BEACH...MASONBORO...MILL
CREEK...MYRTLE GROVE...OGDEN...SEAGATE...SILVER LAKE AND SOUTHPORT.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
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 3388 7795 3391 7817 3420 7817 3428 7777
TIME...MOT...LOC 0735Z 253DEG 21KT 3397 7808

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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 3, 11:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington	64 min
Apr 4, 12:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marlboro	67 min
Apr 4, 12:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington, Florence	56 min
Apr 4, 12:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon	60 min

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Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.