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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Wilmington, NC

July 9, 2017Marlboro County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 9, 2017, 11:35 PM EDT for Marlboro County, South 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: Jul 9, 2017, 11:35 PM EDT (03:35 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2017, 2:30 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Marlboro County, SC

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 9, 9:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 9:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 10:52 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 6:45 PM EDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
645 PM EDT SUN JUL 9 2017

NCZ099-SCZ053-092345-
Columbus NC-Inland Horry SC-
645 PM EDT SUN JUL 9 2017

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBUS AND NORTH
CENTRAL HORRY COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...

At 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Green Sea, or 17 miles east of Mullins, moving east at 10 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Tabor City, Loris, Bethel, Williams, Nakina, Dulah, Mollie, Sidney,
Green Sea, Clarendon and Loris Community Hospital.

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 storm passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3406 7900 3422 7900 3426 7865 3405 7867
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 273DEG 10KT 3415 7896

SHK

Local storm report, Jul 9, 7:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 8:35 PM EDT, 3 hours before

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 8:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 10:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 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
Jul 9, 9:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Williamsburg	53 min
Jul 9, 10:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Williamsburg	23 min
Jul 9, 10:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Marlboro	96 min
Jul 10, 12:19 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Darlington	116 min
Jul 10, 12:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	27 min
Jul 10, 12:50 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		55 min
Jul 10, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington	63 min
Jul 10, 3:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Darlington	3 hr
Jul 10, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence, Marion	57 min
Jul 10, 12:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover	3 hr
Jul 10, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen	61 min
Jul 10, 4:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Bladen	118 min
Jul 10, 4:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	23 min
Jul 10, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	38 min
Jul 10, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	54 min
Jul 10, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	56 min

Nearby

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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.