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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 15, 2017Darlington County, Florence County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2017, 7:56 PM EDT for Darlington County, Florence County, South Carolina. It was in force for 14 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 15, 2017, 7:56 PM EDT (23:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2017, 8:10 PM EDT
In force: 14 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Darlington County, SC, Florence County, SC

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 143 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: 783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 962 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 37 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 15, 7:28 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 7:28 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 3:54 PM EDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
354 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017

NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-162000-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-
Inland New Hanover-Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-
Coastal Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-
Williamsburg-Inland Horry-Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-
Coastal Georgetown-
354 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Strong thunderstorms possible into this evening. Significant ponding
is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Strong thunderstorms possible Friday afternoon and evening. Significant
ponding is possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

AMZ250-252-254-256-162000-
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-
354 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for The adjacent Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 3:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
325 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

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

0311 PM     HAIL             GEORGETOWN              33.36N  79.30W
06/15/2017  M0.50 INCH       GEORGETOWN         SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CORRECTED EVENT...REMARKS

EVENT NUMBER ILM1700111

LACORTE

Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
401 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

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

0240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW MILL CREEK        34.08N  78.10W
06/15/2017                   BRUNSWICK          NC   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON GEORGE II HWY NEAR
            MARTINVILLE DR. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1700112

LACORTE

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
403 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

NCZ087-096-099-152045-
Robeson NC-Columbus NC-Bladen NC-
403 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bladenboro, or 12 miles southwest of Elizabethtown, moving southeast
at 20 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lumberton, Whiteville, Chadbourn, Bladenboro, Boardman, Smiths,
Howellsville, Abbottsburg, Butters, Hestertown, Elkton, Emerson,
Council, Southeastern Community College, Evergreen, Brunswick,
Clarkton, Columbus Regional Healthcare System and Southeastern
Regional Medical Center.

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.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3463 7906 3472 7891 3441 7843 3425 7881
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 320DEG 15KT 3451 7878

MBB

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 6:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 6:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 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
Jun 15, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	23 min
Jun 15, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Georgetown	34 min
Jun 15, 3:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Georgetown	93 min
Jun 15, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon	50 min
Jun 15, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marion	23 min
Jun 15, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marion	36 min
Jun 15, 7:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Darlington, Florence	46 min
Jun 15, 1:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	28 min
Jun 15, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	30 min
Jun 15, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	56 min
Jun 15, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen	42 min
Jun 15, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus	52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.