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Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Wilmington, NC

May 10, 2015Brunswick County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this areal flood warning at May 10, 2015, 5:23 AM EDT for Brunswick County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 10, 2015, 5:23 AM EDT (09:23 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2015, 8:15 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Brunswick County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at May 10, 3:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 3:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 4:45 AM EDT, 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 10, 12:51 AM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 10, 2:10 AM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 10, 3:27 AM EDT, 1 hour 56 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
May 10, 12:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	84 min
May 10, 2:19 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick	116 min
May 10, 2:36 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Brunswick	3 hr
May 10, 9:00 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		90 min
May 10, 9:59 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		91 min
May 10, 11:29 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		25 hr
May 10, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		45 min
May 10, 2:41 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	6 hr
May 10, 2:41 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	6 hr
May 10, 3:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender	3 hr
May 10, 4:36 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	27 hr
May 10, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	117 min
May 10, 6:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender	3 hr
May 10, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	106 min
May 10, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	101 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.