Alert archive / North Carolina / Storm Warnings in 2016
Storm Warning 1, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this storm warning at Feb 7, 2016, 3:22 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 7, 2016, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 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
- Feb 7, 2016, 3:22 AM EST (08:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2016, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2016, 9:14 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
The text
As transmitted.
679 WHUS72 KILM 070822 MWWILM URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 322 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 AMZ250-252-254-256-071700- /O.UPG.KILM.GL.W.0002.160207T1100Z-160208T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.SR.W.0001.160207T1100Z-160208T0300Z/ 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- 322 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS REPLACED THE GALE WARNING WITH A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...INCREASING FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 KT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT...LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AT THE SAME SPEEDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * SEAS...WILL PEAK IN THE 7 TO 11 FOOT RANGE THIS LATE THIS MORNING THRU EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ DOUGH
3 follow-up statements
542 WHUS72 KILM 071755 MWWILM URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1255 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING... AMZ250-252-254-256-080200- /O.CON.KILM.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 1255 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 50 KT. * SEAS...7 TO 12 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ 8
687 WHUS72 KILM 072313 MWWILM URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 613 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING... AMZ250-252-254-256-080300- /O.CON.KILM.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ 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- 613 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KTS. * SEAS...8 TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$
943 WHUS72 KILM 080214 MWWILM URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 914 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT... AMZ250-252-254-256-081100- /O.CAN.KILM.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.GL.W.0003.160208T0214Z-160208T1100Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 914 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. * SEAS...5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 8:09 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 111 min |
| Feb 7, 10:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 2 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 53 min |
| Feb 7, 11:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:03 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 90 min |
| Feb 7, 3:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 95 min |
| Feb 7, 3:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 4 hr |
| Feb 7, 6:08 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Pender | 3 hr |
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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.