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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Wilmington, NC

September 2, 2016Darlington County, Dillon County, Marlboro County, South Carolina; Robeson County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this wind advisory at Sep 2, 2016, 3:40 AM EDT for Darlington County, Dillon County, Marlboro County, South Carolina; Robeson County, North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 2, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 2, 2016, 3:40 AM EDT (07:40 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 2, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Sep 3, 2016, 2:06 AM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC

Counties Robeson County, NC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Marlboro County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:40 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

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 180 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-09-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 152 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-09-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -95 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
152 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-84 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

299 
WWUS72 KILM 020740
NPWILM

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
340 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-022000-
/O.NEW.KILM.WI.Y.0004.160902T1600Z-160903T1000Z/
ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...BENNETTSVILLE...MCCOLL...
HARTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...NORTH HARTSVILLE...DILLON
340 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH WET GROUND WILL LIKELY
  RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. ISOLATED POWER
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS MAY GET TOSSED
  AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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3 follow-up statements
515 
WWUS72 KILM 021950
NPWILM

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
350 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-030500-
/O.CON.KILM.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T1000Z/
ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...BENNETTSVILLE...MCCOLL...
HARTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...NORTH HARTSVILLE...DILLON
350 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH WET GROUND WILL LIKELY 
  RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS MAY GET TOSSED 
  AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

RGZ
885 
WWUS72 KILM 030151
NPWILM

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
951 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-031000-
/O.CON.KILM.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T1000Z/
ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...BENNETTSVILLE...MCCOLL...
HARTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...NORTH HARTSVILLE...DILLON
951 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH WET GROUND WILL LIKELY 
  RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS MAY GET TOSSED 
  AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

40
492 
WWUS72 KILM 030606
NPWILM

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
206 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016

NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-030715-
/O.CAN.KILM.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160903T1000Z/
ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...BENNETTSVILLE...MCCOLL...
HARTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...NORTH HARTSVILLE...DILLON
206 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

NORTH WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO 20 TO 30 MPH INTO THIS MORNING.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 2, 12:09 AM EDTRip Current StatementILMGeorgetown, Horry45 hr
Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILMFlorence, Marion35 hr
Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILMDarlington, Florence48 hr
Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILMWilliamsburg35 hr
Sep 2, 2:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILMGeorgetown, Horry2 hr
Sep 2, 3:36 PM EDTTornado WarningILMHorry12 min
Sep 2, 4:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMHorry2 hr
Sep 2, 6:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMDarlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg4 hr
Sep 2, 3:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBrunswick, New Hanover3 hr
Sep 2, 8:33 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM87 min
Sep 2, 9:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM91 min
Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILMPender7 days
Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILMRobeson3 days
Sep 2, 10:37 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender3 hr
Sep 2, 11:09 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM66 min
Sep 2, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM53 min
Sep 2, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM43 min
Sep 2, 3:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILMBrunswick, New Hanover, Pender6 hr
Sep 2, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM48 min
Sep 2, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBrunswick35 min
Sep 2, 6:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILMBrunswick, Columbus3 hr
Sep 2, 6:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBladen, Pender, Robeson3 hr
Sep 2, 7:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILMBladen, Pender4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.