Alert archive / South Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2012, 7:42 AM EST for 8 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 5, 2012, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2012, 7:42 AM EST (12:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2012, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2012, 3:32 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Columbus County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Florence County, SC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC, Marion County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 169 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
402 WWUS72 KILM 051242 NPWILM URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 742 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-052045- /O.NEW.KILM.WI.Y.0001.120305T1400Z-120305T2100Z/ 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 742 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS WELL OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM AROUND NOON THROUGH 3 PM. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE A FEW TREES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY ON THE ROADWAYS. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS FURNITURE AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL GOALS SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$ 15
1 follow-up statement
717 WWUS72 KILM 052032 NPWILM URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 332 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012 NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-052145- /O.CAN.KILM.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120305T2100Z/ ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER- INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK- COASTAL BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION- WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN... WHITEVILLE...BURGAW...SURF CITY...TOPSAIL BEACH...WILMINGTON... CAROLINA BEACH...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...LELAND...BOLIVIA... SHALLOTTE...OCEAN ISLE BEACH...HOLDEN BEACH...OAK ISLAND... SOUTHPORT...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...FLORENCE... MARION...KINGSTREE...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...NORTH MYRTLE BEACH... GARDEN CITY...ANDREWS...GEORGETOWN...MURRELLS INLET 332 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CAN CELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DRAMATICALLY OVER THE NEXT COUPE OF HOURS. ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED WIND GUST OVER 30 MPH CANNOT BE RULED OUT...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN WELL BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:19 AM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 13 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 4 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 7 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2012Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2012Every wind advisory 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.