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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Wilmington, NC

July 3, 2013Florence County, Marion County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2013, 2:44 PM EDT for Florence County, Marion County, South Carolina. It was in force for 61 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
Jul 3, 2013, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2013, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

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 18:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 135 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2013-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2442 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2013-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2442 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
4.9

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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 Jul 3, 1:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 1:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 4:26 AM EDT, 10 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
426 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

NCZ087-096-099-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-040830-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
426 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-040830-
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-
426 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ106-108-110-040830-
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
426 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH 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.

   MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ054-056-040830-
COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
426 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ105-107-109-040830-
INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-
426 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 3, 1:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 2:19 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 8:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMDillon60 min
Jul 3, 6:36 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMDarlington, Florence114 min
Jul 3, 8:15 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMHorry90 min
Jul 3, 9:43 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMHorry2 hr
Jul 3, 9:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMWilliamsburg110 min
Jul 3, 11:19 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILMFlorence, Williamsburg3 hr
Jul 3, 11:53 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILMDillon, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg3 hr
Jul 3, 12:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMDillon, Marion, Marlboro40 min
Jul 3, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMDillon48 min
Jul 3, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMFlorence56 min
Jul 3, 2:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMWilliamsburg117 min
Jul 3, 3:32 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILMFlorence, Marion, Williamsburg3 hr
Jul 3, 6:32 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILMHorry, Marion3 hr
Jul 3, 7:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMWilliamsburg113 min
Jul 3, 7:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILMFlorence3 hr
Jul 3, 9:38 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILMPender9 days
Jul 3, 11:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBrunswick, Pender2 hr
Jul 3, 11:33 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILMBrunswick, Pender3 hr
Jul 3, 12:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMRobeson57 min
Jul 3, 5:03 PM EDTRip Current StatementILMBrunswick3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2013Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2013

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.