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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

July 4, 2016Robeson County, North Carolina; Marlboro County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 4, 2016, 8:05 PM EDT for Robeson County, North Carolina; Marlboro County, South Carolina. It was in force for 40 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: Jul 4, 2016, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2016, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

Counties Robeson County, NC, Marlboro County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 158 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: 1346 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 206 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 224 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.3
Supercell composite: 10.5

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The text

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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 Jul 4, 7:26 PM EDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 7:26 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 7:55 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
755 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

NCZ087-096-099-105-106-108-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-
056-060000-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
755 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT TUESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ110-SCZ054-060000-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-
755 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.
   MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.
   MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.
   MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-060000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT
20 NM-
755 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ107-060000-
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
755 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.

HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA MAY BE REACHED EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE CAPE FEAR RIVER AT
DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON NEAR HIGH TIDE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 3:47 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
347 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

SCZ017-023-042030-
MARLBORO SC-DARLINGTON SC-
347 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARLBORO AND EASTERN
DARLINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

AT 346 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MONT CLARE TO FLOYD TO
NEAR OATS...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. YOU
CAN ALSO EXPECT FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DARLINGTON...DARLINGTON RACEWAY...FLOYD...DOVESVILLE...
MECHANICSVILLE...MONT CLARE...BROWNSVILLE...
FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE MAIN CAMPUS...
BLENHEIM AND MCLEOD MEDICAL CENTER.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 126 AND 138.
 INTERSTATE 95 IN SOUTH CAROLINA NEAR MILE MARKER 146.

PEOPLE ATTENDING DARLINGTON RACEWAY 4TH OF JULY SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!

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 3420 8011 3422 8011 3434 7997 3448 7986
      3454 7950 3432 7964 3429 7970 3430 7973
      3427 7974 3425 7979 3425 7981 3418 7993
      3418 8013
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 252DEG 17KT 3444 7983 3436 7989 3425 8002

RGZ

Local storm report, Jul 4, 3:48 PM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
348 PM EDT MON JUL 04 2016

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

0345 PM     RIP CURRENTS     CAROLINA BEACH          34.04N  77.90W
07/04/2016                   NEW HANOVER        NC   UNKNOWN

            CAROLINA BEACH OCEAN RESCUE REPORTS TWO RESCUES TODAY
            DUE TO RIP CURRENTS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1600153

LACORTE

Local storm report, Jul 4, 3:49 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
349 PM EDT MON JUL 04 2016

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

0345 PM     RIP CURRENTS     MYRTLE BEACH            33.70N  78.89W
07/04/2016                   HORRY              SC   UNKNOWN

            LOCAL OCEAN RESCUE REPORTS 8 RESCUES TODAY DUE TO RIP
            CURRENTS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1600154

LACORTE

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 4:02 PM EDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
402 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

NCZ105-107-109-042045-
INLAND NEW HANOVER NC-INLAND PENDER NC-INLAND BRUNSWICK NC-
402 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL PENDER...NORTHEASTERN
BRUNSWICK AND NORTHWESTERN NEW HANOVER COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 401 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
PHOENIX...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF LELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. YOU CAN
ALSO EXPECT FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHWEST...ROCKY POINT...CASTLE HAYNE...LONG CREEK...EDGECOMB...
ASHTON...PHOENIX...WRIGHTSBORO AND ST. HELENA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 402 AND 416.
 INTERSTATE 140  US ROUTE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 426 AND 431.

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 3445 7759 3423 7810 3433 7818 3436 7816
      3462 7774 3446 7758
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 239DEG 22KT 3435 7802

RGZ

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 7:26 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
726 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

SCZ017-050000-
MARLBORO SC-
726 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHERN MARLBORO COUNTY UNTIL 800
PM EDT...

AT 726 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER WALLACE...OR OVER CHERAW...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF UP 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM, AND BRIEF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WALLACE...CHAVISTOWN AND GIBSON.

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 3481 7968 3469 7953 3463 7979 3464 7980
      3465 7980 3466 7982 3466 7983 3469 7987
      3474 7989 3477 7993 3480 7993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 250DEG 15KT 3472 7985

COLBY

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 8:05 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
805 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

NCZ087-SCZ017-024-050045-
ROBESON NC-DILLON SC-MARLBORO SC-
805 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHWESTERN ROBESON...NORTHERN
MARLBORO AND NORTH CENTRAL DILLON COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

AT 804 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BENNETTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF UP 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENNETTSVILLE...RED SPRINGS...PEMBROKE...MAXTON...MCCOLL...ROWLAND...
CLIO...RAEMON...PURVIS...BUIE...SHANNON...CHAVISTOWN...DUNBAR...
WAKULLA...PROSPECT...ELROD...WALLACE...MCDONALD...TATUM AND RAYNHAM.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 74 NEAR MILE MARKER 191...BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 208 AND
209...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 210 AND 200.
 INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 5 AND 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO MINOR FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3454 7908 3453 7978 3461 7980 3461 7978
      3466 7982 3474 7984 3479 7966 3463 7946
      3477 7933 3482 7936 3484 7935 3483 7919
      3488 7913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 261DEG 32KT 3464 7971

MBB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 4, 8:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	41 min
Jul 4, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	43 min
Jul 4, 9:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen	55 min
Jul 5, 7:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	50 min
Jul 5, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	27 min
Jul 5, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Darlington, Florence, Marlboro	37 min
Jul 5, 6:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marlboro, Williamsburg	45 min
Jul 5, 7:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Williamsburg	29 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2016 Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2016 Every special weather statement in 2016

Sources

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