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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 3, 2018Bladen County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2018, 1:36 PM EDT for Bladen County, North Carolina. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 3, 2018, 1:36 PM EDT (17:36 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2018, 2:15 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

County Bladen County, NC

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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 Aug 3, 9:14 AM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 9:14 AM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 5:06 AM EDT, 8 hours 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 1:06 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
106 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018

SCZ017-031745-
Marlboro SC-
106 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MARLBORO COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM EDT...

At 106 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bennettsville, moving northeast at 25 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bennettsville, Mccoll, Clio, Chavistown, Dunbar, Blenheim and Tatum.

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 3481 7968 3462 7945 3455 7949 3443 7974
      3446 7975 3447 7973 3449 7972 3449 7973
      3452 7976 3450 7977 3449 7981 3451 7983
      3460 7981 3461 7978 3465 7980 3467 7984
      3481 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 213DEG 21KT 3458 7974

JDW

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 1:36 PM EDT, 0 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
Aug 3, 12:24 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick	96 min
Aug 3, 1:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	55 min
Aug 3, 6:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, Columbus	3 hr
Aug 3, 8:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	3 hr
Aug 3, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen	26 min
Aug 3, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		23 min
Aug 3, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	51 min
Aug 3, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		61 min
Aug 3, 9:54 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILM	Florence, Marion	7 days
Aug 3, 10:51 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Florence, Williamsburg	84 min
Aug 3, 1:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Marlboro	39 min
Aug 3, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington	63 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2018 Every special weather statement in 2018

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.