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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Wilmington, NC

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

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2013, 2:41 PM EDT for Florence County, Marion County, South Carolina. It was in force for 64 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
Sep 3, 2013, 2:41 PM EDT (18:41 UTC)
Expired
Sep 3, 2013, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Florence County, SC, Marion County, SC

The radar

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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 Sep 3, 2:19 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 2:19 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 6:38 AM EDT, 8 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
638 AM EDT TUE SEP 3 2013

NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-041045-
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
638 AM EDT TUE SEP 3 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE BETWEEN 97 TO 102
DEGREES...REMAINING JUST BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ110-041045-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
638 AM EDT TUE SEP 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.

HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE BETWEEN 97 TO 102
DEGREES...REMAINING JUST BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-041045-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
638 AM EDT TUE SEP 3 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE BETWEEN 97 TO 102
DEGREES...REMAINING JUST BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-041045-
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-
638 AM EDT TUE SEP 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DCH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 1:53 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 2, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMDarlington52 min
Sep 3, 12:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMDarlington, Florence47 min
Sep 3, 1:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMDarlington, Florence118 min
Sep 3, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMFlorence52 min
Sep 3, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMFlorence67 min
Sep 3, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMFlorence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg61 min
Sep 3, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMGeorgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg62 min
Sep 3, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM59 min
Sep 3, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM58 min
Sep 3, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM60 min
Sep 3, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMDillon59 min
Sep 3, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM96 min
Sep 2, 11:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen49 min
Sep 3, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen52 min
Sep 3, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Robeson64 min
Sep 3, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Columbus, Robeson64 min
Sep 3, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMRobeson62 min
Sep 3, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBrunswick, Columbus52 min
Sep 3, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMNew Hanover, Pender57 min
Sep 3, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMPender62 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.