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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 18, 2015Darlington County, Dillon County, Marlboro County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2015, 3:03 PM EDT for Darlington County, Dillon County, Marlboro County, South Carolina. It was in force for 57 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
Jun 18, 2015, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2015, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Marlboro County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 7.1 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2015-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 112 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 2015-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-250 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1721 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 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 Jun 18, 1:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 1:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 4:09 AM EDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
409 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-190815-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
409 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

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

HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
WEEK AND WEEKEND. HEAT ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED WHEN FORECAST
HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMB TO 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-190815-
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
409 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

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

HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
WEEK AND WEEKEND. HEAT ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED WHEN FORECAST
HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMB TO 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-190815-
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-
409 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

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.

DCH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 18, 10:16 AM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1016 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

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

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNE PAMPLICO          34.06N  79.55W
06/17/2015                   FLORENCE           SC   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN AT 1997 NORTH OLD RIVER ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1500148

43
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:41 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
241 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

NCZ105-181945-
INLAND PENDER-
241 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL PENDER
COUNTY...

AT 241 PM EDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER MALPASS
CORNER...OR 9 MILES WEST OF BURGAW...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BURGAW...MONTAGUE...CURRIE...THE BOROUGH...MALPASS CORNER...MURRAY
TOWN...WARDS CORNER...ROCKY POINT...ROOKS...LONG CREEK...ASHTON...
POINT CASWELL...ST. HELENA...ATKINSON AND PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 395 AND 412.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3438 7778 3438 7782 3439 7782 3438 7784
      3440 7817 3459 7817 3464 7786
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 271DEG 18KT 3450 7808

SHK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 4:06 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson15 hr
Jun 18, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMPender64 min
Jun 18, 3:12 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson28 hr
Jun 18, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMPender60 min
Jun 18, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMNew Hanover61 min
Jun 18, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMNew Hanover39 min
Jun 18, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMRobeson55 min
Jun 18, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM84 min
Jun 18, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMNew Hanover, Pender36 min
Jun 18, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMPender59 min
Jun 18, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen, Robeson96 min
Jun 18, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMPender58 min
Jun 18, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Columbus, Robeson66 min
Jun 18, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMNew Hanover59 min
Jun 18, 5:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMNew Hanover, Pender2 hr
Jun 18, 5:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender3 hr
Jun 18, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMColumbus66 min
Jun 18, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus49 min
Jun 18, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMColumbus40 min
Jun 18, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMNew Hanover39 min
Jun 18, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM2 hr
Jun 18, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBrunswick, Columbus45 min
Jun 18, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBrunswick34 min
Jun 17, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMHorry45 min
Jun 17, 8:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMFlorence65 min
Jun 17, 9:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMFlorence, Williamsburg61 min
Jun 17, 10:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMMarion54 min
Jun 18, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMDarlington, Dillon, Florence, Marlboro56 min
Jun 18, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMDillon, Florence, Horry, Marion67 min
Jun 18, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMFlorence, Georgetown, Williamsburg64 min
Jun 18, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMHorry54 min
Jun 18, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMGeorgetown27 min
Jun 18, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMGeorgetown, Williamsburg24 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.