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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

September 18, 2012New Hanover County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Sep 18, 2012, 4:15 PM EDT for New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was in force for 60 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: Sep 18, 2012, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired: Sep 18, 2012, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

County New Hanover County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 95 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: 1124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 683 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 176 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 215 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.7
Supercell composite: 6.1

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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 Sep 18, 3:20 PM EDT, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 3:20 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 18, 3:44 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
344 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-191945-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
344 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT
WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ110-SCZ054-191945-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-
344 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT
WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ106-108-SCZ056-191945-
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
344 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT
WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-191945-
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-
344 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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 ADVISORY.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL
BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 18, 1:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
152 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ099-109-110-SCZ053>056-181845-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-COASTAL HORRY-COLUMBUS-INLAND
BRUNSWICK-INLAND GEORGETOWN-INLAND HORRY-
152 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS GEORGETOWN...HORRY...
BRUNSWICK AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

AT 149 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BUCKSVILLE...OR ABOUT OVER SOCASTEE...MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH. VERY STRONG WINDS ESTIMATED BY RADAR ABOVE THE SURFACE WITH
THIS STORM. THEREFORE...SHOULD SEE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND A BRIEF
PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AS THIS STORM MOVES RAPIDLY OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE GARDEN CITY...LITTLE RIVER...MURRELLS
INLET...MYRTLE BEACH...NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...RED HILL...SHALLOTTE...
SOCASTEE...SURFSIDE BEACH...ASH...BROOKSVILLE AND BUCKSPORT.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3346 7913 3365 7932 3370 7925 3370 7920
      3373 7920 3428 7841 3401 7811 3384 7854
      3379 7872 3364 7893 3353 7902
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 234DEG 47KT 3371 7907

ZOUZIAS

Special weather statement, Sep 18, 1:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
154 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ099-SCZ033-039-053>056-181830-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-COASTAL HORRY-COLUMBUS-INLAND GEORGETOWN-INLAND
HORRY-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
154 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GEORGETOWN...HORRY...
WILLIAMSBURG...MARION AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

AT 135 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
JUST WEST OF GEORGETOWN NORTH TO OUTLAND TO CONWAY AND GORETOWN
MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH. EXPECT BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY
HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AS THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PASS
RAPIDLY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE CONWAY...MULLINS...RED HILL...
SOCASTEE...WHITEVILLE...ADRIAN...ALLSBROOK...BAYBORO...BETHEL...
BRITTON NECK...BUCKSPORT AND BUCKSVILLE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3336 7927 3352 7952 3378 7949 3382 7938
      3381 7932 3389 7941 3426 7924 3428 7917
      3425 7912 3431 7904 3443 7897 3447 7889
      3435 7837 3417 7853 3416 7858 3410 7858
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 208DEG 50KT 3363 7927

ZOUZIAS

Special weather statement, Sep 18, 2:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
230 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ096-099-105-181930-
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-
230 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS PENDER...BLADEN AND
COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

AT 229 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LAKE WACCAMAW...OR ABOUT 13 MILES EAST OF WHITEVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE CARVERS...COUNCIL...CURRIE...KELLY...
LAKE WACCAMAW...MALPASS CORNER...MURRAY TOWN...PENDERLEA...POINT
CASWELL...ROOKS...ROWAN AND VAN EDEN.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
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 3472 7799 3472 7786 3466 7781 3465 7780
      3421 7846 3435 7862 3465 7832 3465 7831
      3461 7831 3457 7825 3467 7817 3471 7812
      3473 7811 3474 7801
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 222DEG 31KT 3437 7846

ZOUZIAS

Special weather statement, Sep 18, 2:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
253 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ099-105>107-109-182000-
COASTAL PENDER-COLUMBUS-INLAND BRUNSWICK-INLAND NEW HANOVER-INLAND
PENDER-
253 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER...
PENDER AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

AT 253 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MAKATOKA...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF SHALLOTTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BURGAW...LELAND...ASHTON...
BATARORA...BISHOP...CASTLE HAYNE...DELCO...EXUM...HAMPSTEAD...LONG
CREEK...MAKATOKA AND MONTAGUE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3437 7762 3403 7843 3416 7851 3464 7779
      3439 7759
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 239DEG 35KT 3415 7837

ZOUZIAS/ ROSS

Local storm report, Sep 18, 3:20 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
320 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

0250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE KELLY              34.53N  78.27W
09/18/2012                   BLADEN             NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN. TREE BLOCKING HWY 210 NORTH OF ROWAN.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1200332

43

Special weather statement, Sep 18, 4:15 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
415 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

NCZ105>110-182115-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND
BRUNSWICK-INLAND NEW HANOVER-INLAND PENDER-
415 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS
BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

AT 414 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN LELAND AND MOORETOWN
NORTHEAST TO EDGECOMB MOVING RAPIDLY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 40
MPH. OTHER SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS COASTAL NEW HANOVER AND PENDER
COUNTIES FROM KURE BEACH NORTH THROUGH WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH TO TOPSAIL
BEACH AND SURF CITY.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE CAROLINA BEACH...LELAND...
WILMINGTON...BAYSHORE...BISHOP...CASTLE HAYNE...EDGECOMB...
HAMPSTEAD...MASONBORO...MILL CREEK...MOORETOWN AND MYRTLE GROVE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3438 7760 3425 7776 3415 7783 3399 7790
      3396 7795 3418 7817 3463 7764 3448 7757
      3446 7753 3443 7752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 238DEG 37KT 3418 7797

ZOUZIAS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 18, 8:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence	23 min
Sep 18, 11:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Horry	86 min
Sep 18, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown, Horry	36 min
Sep 18, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	62 min
Sep 17, 11:44 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	14 hr
Sep 18, 11:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	60 min
Sep 18, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	53 min
Sep 18, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	60 min
Sep 18, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	67 min
Sep 18, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	54 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.