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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Wilmington, NC

July 1, 2013Florence County, Marion County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at Jul 1, 2013, 12:56 PM EDT for Florence County, Marion County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jul 2, 2013, 6:30 AM EDT. It was in force for 19 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 1, 2013, 12:56 PM EDT (16:56 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 2, 2013, 6:30 AM EDT
Expired: Jul 21, 2013, 9:13 AM EDT
In force: 19 days
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Florence County, SC, Marion County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Pee Dee River at Pee Dee (PDES1). The gauge peaked at 22.80 ft at Jul 11, 2013, 10:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 19 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02131000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at Jul 1, 10:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 10:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 8:28 AM EDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
828 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-021230-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
828 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

.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.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-021230-
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-
828 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

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

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 ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-021230-
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
828 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...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...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.
   MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ110-021230-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
828 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

.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.

   HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.
   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SGL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 8:56 AM EDT, 4 hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
856 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

SCZ053-054-011345-
COASTAL HORRY-INLAND HORRY-
856 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS HORRY COUNTY THROUGH 945 AM
EDT...

AT 856 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MYRTLE BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE MYRTLE BEACH...FORESTBROOK...
GORETOWN...HAMMOND...HAND...LONGS AND WAMPEE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 MPH.

HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES WEAK ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. FUNNEL CLOUDS
ARE POSSIBLE. SHOULD THE STORM ROTATION INCREASE AND THE STORM
INTENSIFY A WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED.

&&

LAT...LON 3410 7885 3395 7866 3381 7877 3375 7883
      3366 7891 3372 7904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1255Z 208DEG 33KT 3377 7889

DIGIORGI

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:41 AM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:04 AM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 1, 12:22 PM EDT, 34 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
Jun 30, 10:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	57 min
Jul 1, 8:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	49 min
Jul 1, 10:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	64 min
Jul 1, 11:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	56 min
Jul 1, 11:51 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Georgetown, Horry	114 min
Jul 1, 1:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Horry	3 hr
Jul 1, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		62 min
Jul 1, 2:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Horry	2 hr
Jul 1, 3:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Darlington, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg	3 hr
Jul 1, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence, Marion	62 min
Jul 1, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon, Marlboro	54 min
Jul 1, 4:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro	3 hr
Jul 1, 6:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Darlington, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg	3 hr
Jul 1, 7:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg	119 min
Jul 1, 7:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Dillon, Horry, Marion	4 hr
Jun 30, 8:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	56 min
Jul 1, 5:43 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	ILM	Brunswick	14 hr
Jul 1, 6:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	3 hr
Jul 1, 6:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Pender	3 hr
Jul 1, 9:10 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILM	Bladen	7 days
Jul 1, 1:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus	112 min
Jul 1, 3:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover	3 hr
Jul 1, 3:46 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	3 hr
Jul 1, 4:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender	111 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.