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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 27, 2013Georgetown County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2013, 3:12 PM EDT for Georgetown County, South Carolina. It was in force for 63 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: Jun 27, 2013, 3:12 PM EDT (19:12 UTC)
Expired: Jun 27, 2013, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Georgetown County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 87 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: 2507 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 783 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 27, 3:12 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 3:12 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 3:17 AM EDT, 11 hours 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
317 AM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-280730-
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-
317 AM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND FLOODING WILL
BE THE MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN
THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-280730-
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
317 AM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT FRIDAY...

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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ254-256-280730-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
317 AM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THE WEEKEND AND
FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

III

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 9:18 AM EDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:47 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
247 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

NCZ099-109-110-SCZ053-054-271945-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COLUMBUS-INLAND BRUNSWICK-INLAND
HORRY-
247 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS HORRY...BRUNSWICK AND
COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 247 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM HAND TO BRIARCLIFFE ACRES TO MYRTLE BEACH...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES WEST OF NORTH MYRTLE BEACH TO 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH TO MYRTLE BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE LITTLE RIVER...MYRTLE BEACH...NORTH
MYRTLE BEACH...SHALLOTTE...ASH...BROOKSVILLE...CALABASH...CHERRY
GROVE BEACH...GRISSETTOWN...HAND...IREDELL AND LONGS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 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 3364 7897 3401 7869 3409 7857 3395 7829
      3389 7836 3383 7862 3379 7872 3370 7886
      3363 7894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 278DEG 19KT 3383 7871 3378 7875
          3368 7883

ZOUZIAS

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:50 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
250 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

SCZ055-056-271945-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
250 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GEORGETOWN COUNTY THROUGH
345 PM EDT...

AT 250 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH SANTEE TO GRAVES TO
PLANTERSVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES WEST OF
GEORGETOWN TO GEORGETOWN TO 8 MILES WEST OF MURRELLS INLET...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE GEORGETOWN...GRAVES...JACKSON...
LITCHFIELD BEACH...NORTH SANTEE...PLANTERSVILLE AND PAWLEY'S ISLAND.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 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 3319 7942 3323 7946 3324 7953 3326 7956
      3328 7957 3342 7935 3363 7916 3359 7910
      3357 7910 3355 7905 3349 7907 3338 7914
      3325 7918 3322 7917 3315 7921
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 253DEG 46KT 3331 7945 3344 7924
          3358 7911

ZOUZIAS

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:00 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
300 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

NCZ096-099-105>109-272000-
BLADEN-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL PENDER-COLUMBUS-INLAND
BRUNSWICK-INLAND NEW HANOVER-INLAND PENDER-
300 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

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

AT 300 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING FROM ATKINSON TO THE BOROUGH TO RIEGELWOOD...OR EXTENDING
FROM 16 MILES WEST OF BURGAW TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF LELAND TO 15
MILES NORTHWEST OF LELAND...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BURGAW...ASHTON...BAYSHORE...CASTLE
HAYNE...CURRIE...DELCO...EDGECOMB...FREEMAN...HAMPSTEAD...LONG
CREEK...MALPASS CORNER AND MONTAGUE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 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 3435 7765 3426 7774 3427 7836 3447 7828
      3465 7832 3465 7831 3461 7830 3457 7825
      3465 7818 3464 7764 3448 7757 3447 7754
      3444 7751 3443 7752
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 270DEG 25KT 3452 7813 3441 7803
          3433 7817

ZOUZIAS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 26, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence, Marion	62 min
Jun 26, 9:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon, Marion	61 min
Jun 27, 3:17 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		5 days
Jun 27, 10:38 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		37 min
Jun 27, 11:25 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		35 min
Jun 27, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	58 min
Jun 27, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	55 min
Jun 27, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		58 min
Jun 27, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington, Dillon	48 min
Jun 27, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon	54 min
Jun 27, 6:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Marlboro	42 min
Jun 26, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	90 min
Jun 26, 8:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	89 min
Jun 26, 8:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	60 min
Jun 26, 9:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	90 min
Jun 26, 10:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick, Columbus	54 min
Jun 27, 9:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	27 min
Jun 27, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	60 min
Jun 27, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	65 min
Jun 27, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	55 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.