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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Wilmington, NC

July 10, 2014Bladen County, Columbus County, Robeson County, North Carolina; Dillon County, Horry County, Marion County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2014, 2:06 PM EDT for Bladen County, Columbus County, Robeson County, North Carolina; Dillon County, Horry County, Marion County, South Carolina. It was in force for 54 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 10, 2014, 2:06 PM EDT (18:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2014, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bladen County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Dillon County, SC, Horry County, SC, Marion County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 10, 1:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 182 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 2014-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 181 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2014-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 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
181 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1396 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 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 Jul 10, 1:27 PM EDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 1:27 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 1:37 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
137 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

NCZ110-SCZ054-111745-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-
137 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 410 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...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...THIS AFTERNOON 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.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-111745-
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-
137 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ087-096-099-105>109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-056-111745-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-
INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-
DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-
INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
137 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 410 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL EXIST THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN STRONGER STORMS. HEAVY RAIN IS
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 8:25 AM EDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 10, 9:25 AM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
925 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     WATER SPOUT      2 ESE MYRTLE BEACH      33.68N  78.86W
07/10/2014                   AMZ254             SC   MEDIA

            MEDIA RELAYED VIEWER REPORT

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1400275

ROSS
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 1:21 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
121 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

SCZ024-032-033-053-101815-
DILLON-FLORENCE-INLAND HORRY-MARION-
121 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST
HORRY...FLORENCE...MARION AND DILLON COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

AT 117 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 1 OF THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER GRESHAM...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTH OF
MARION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

ADDITIONAL STORMS...POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHERN MARION AND SOUTHERN DILLON COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE MARION...MULLINS...BLUE BRICK...
BRITTON NECK...CLAUSSEN...FLOYDALE...FORK...GALIVANTS FERRY...
GAPWAY...GREEN SEA...GRESHAM AND KEMPER.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF ADDITIONAL THREATS INCLUDING
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

LAT...LON 3412 7887 3382 7937 3382 7938 3380 7939
      3412 7968 3447 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 230DEG 13KT 3394 7936

RALF
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 1:32 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
132 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

NCZ096-101830-
BLADEN-
132 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF BLADEN COUNTY
THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

AT 130 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF BOTH DUBLIN AND ELIZABETHTOWN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ELIZABETHTOWN...ABBOTTSBURG...
AMMON...RUSKIN...WHITE OAK...CLARKTON...DUBLIN AND WHITE LAKE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF ADDITIONAL THREATS INCLUDING
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

LAT...LON 3484 7850 3473 7838 3470 7836 3470 7835
      3467 7833 3448 7868 3459 7884 3460 7884
      3486 7866 3486 7857
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 220DEG 13KT 3461 7868

RALF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 8:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBrunswick50 min
Jul 10, 9:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBrunswick, New Hanover2 hr
Jul 10, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen58 min
Jul 10, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMColumbus41 min
Jul 10, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Columbus51 min
Jul 10, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMRobeson61 min
Jul 10, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMRobeson50 min
Jul 10, 4:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMRobeson75 min
Jul 10, 5:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMRobeson115 min
Jul 10, 5:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMRobeson110 min
Jul 10, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Columbus49 min
Jul 10, 7:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBladen, Columbus, Robeson111 min
Jul 10, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMMarion54 min
Jul 10, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMHorry55 min
Jul 10, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMHorry29 min
Jul 10, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMDillon32 min
Jul 10, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMHorry, Marion45 min
Jul 10, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMFlorence65 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2014Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2014Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014

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.