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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 20, 2014Brunswick County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2014, 12:27 AM EDT for Brunswick County, North 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 20, 2014, 12:27 AM EDT (04:27 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2014, 1:30 AM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

County Brunswick County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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: 1385 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1205 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 19, 11:43 PM EDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 11:43 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 4:11 AM EDT, 20 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
411 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-200815-
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-
411 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HEAT INDICES WILL APPROACH 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

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

HEAT INDICES COULD RISE TO NEAR 100 DEGREES FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY...WITH SOME AREAS AS HIGH AS 102 DEGREES ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-200815-
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-
411 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

9

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 10:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1014 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

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

0935 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW WALLACE           34.72N  79.84W
06/19/2014                   MARLBORO           SC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 9 AND OLD WIRE ROAD.
            TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1400249

REINHART

Local storm report, Jun 19, 10:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1039 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

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

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNE WALLACE           34.74N  79.81W
06/19/2014                   MARLBORO           SC   PUBLIC

            PINE TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY ON HIGHWAY 177 - AROUND
            2 MILES FROM SC HIGHWAY 9. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
            RADAR.

&&

CORRECTED LOCATION...REMARKS

EVENT NUMBER ILM1400248

REINHART

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1123 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

SCZ033-053-200430-
INLAND HORRY-MARION-
1123 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS HORRY AND MARION COUNTIES
THROUGH 1230 AM EDT...

AT 1124 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NICHOLS...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF MULLINS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE MULLINS...ADRIAN...ALLSBROOK...
BAYBORO...GAPWAY...GORETOWN...GREEN SEA...HOMEWOOD...HORRY...LORIS...
AYNOR AND NICHOLS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

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 3401 7875 3384 7911 3423 7933 3426 7922
      3425 7922 3426 7921 3428 7915 3425 7912
      3429 7909 3430 7907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 310DEG 16KT 3425 7914

KEEBLER

Local storm report, Jun 19, 11:37 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1137 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

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

1025 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW ROWLAND           34.53N  79.30W
06/19/2014                   ROBESON            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            POWER LINE DOWN AT U.S. HIGHWAY 301 NEAR ROWLAND. TIME
            ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1400250

REINHART

Local storm report, Jun 19, 11:39 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1139 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

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

1020 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FAIRMONT                34.50N  79.11W
06/19/2014                   ROBESON            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            POWER LINE DOWN AND STRUCTURAL FIRE REPORTED ON SOUTH
            MAIN STREET. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1400251

REINHART

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 12:27 AM EDT, 0 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 19, 8:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen	41 min
Jun 19, 8:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen	35 min
Jun 19, 8:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	68 min
Jun 19, 9:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	61 min
Jun 19, 10:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Columbus, Robeson	67 min
Jun 20, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	38 min
Jun 20, 5:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Pender	113 min
Jun 20, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	46 min
Jun 20, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	52 min
Jun 20, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	56 min
Jun 19, 9:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marlboro	37 min
Jun 19, 9:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Marlboro	41 min
Jun 19, 11:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	67 min
Jun 19, 11:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Horry, Marion	63 min
Jun 20, 6:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marion	48 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.