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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Mar 31, 2017, 4:31 AM EDT for Darlington County, Marlboro County, South Carolina. It was in force for 59 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
- Mar 31, 2017, 4:31 AM EDT (08:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2017, 5:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties Darlington County, SC, Marlboro County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 169 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1204 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 433 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Mar 31, 2:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 2:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 408 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-010815- Robeson-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg- 408 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a marginal risk for severe weather this morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Severe weather is possible Monday into Monday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-254-256-010815- 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- 408 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for The adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and 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. There is a slight risk for severe weather today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Small craft conditions are possible Monday and Tuesday of next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ096-099-105>110-SCZ053>056-010815- Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-Inland New Hanover- Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-Inland Horry- Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown- 408 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a slight risk for severe weather this morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Severe weather is possible Monday into Monday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 4:31 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 57 min | |
| Mar 31, 4:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 64 min | |
| Mar 31, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 28 min | |
| Mar 31, 4:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion | 65 min |
| Mar 31, 5:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 6:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon, Marion | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 8:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 66 min |
| Mar 31, 9:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 37 min | |
| Mar 31, 9:57 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 63 min | |
| Mar 31, 10:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 62 min | |
| Mar 31, 5:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 55 min |
| Mar 31, 9:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 9:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover | 62 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017
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.