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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 10, 2017, 6:49 PM EDT for Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 56 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
- Jul 10, 2017, 6:49 PM EDT (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2017, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County Columbus County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 945 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 827 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jul 10, 6:09 PM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 6:09 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 351 PM EDT Mon Jul 10 2017 NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-112000- 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- 351 PM EDT Mon Jul 10 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms will have the potential for excessive rainfall which may lead to isolated flooding in some communities. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Heat index values will be near or in excess of 100 degrees Tuesday through Saturday. A Heat Advisory may be required Wednesday and Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-254-256-112000- 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- 351 PM EDT Mon Jul 10 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for The adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms will produce poor visibility in heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 27
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 4:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
452 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017
NCZ087-102115-
Robeson NC-
452 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
At 452 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rex, or 8 miles northeast of Red Springs, moving northeast at 20 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
St. Pauls, Rex, Shannon, Parkton, Rennert and Lumber Bridge.
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 3493 7898 3490 7894 3488 7892 3487 7892
3487 7893 3486 7892 3477 7903 3486 7916
3495 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 218DEG 18KT 3489 7907
MBBLocal storm report, Jul 10, 5:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
531 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM RIP CURRENTS HOLDEN BEACH 33.91N 78.25W
07/09/2017 BRUNSWICK NC EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 FATAL *** REPORT OF ONE FATALITY DUE TO A RIP
CURRENT IN HOLDEN BEACH. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT LOW TIDE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ILM1700135
LACORTESpecial weather statement, Jul 10, 5:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 9, 11:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Marlboro | 3 hr |
| 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 |
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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.