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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 5, 2018Horry County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2018, 8:47 PM EDT for Horry County, South Carolina. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 5, 2018, 8:47 PM EDT (00:47 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2018, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC

County Horry County, SC

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 8:24 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 8:24 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 3:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
351 PM EDT Sun Aug 5 2018

NCZ087-096-099-105>109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-056-058-059-
062000-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-
Inland New Hanover-Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-
Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown-
Coastal Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry-
351 PM EDT Sun Aug 5 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Showers and TSTMS will have to the potential to drop torrential
rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Showers and TSTMS much of the upcoming period will have to the
potential to drop torrential rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

AMZ250-252-254-256-062000-
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 Sun Aug 5 2018

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...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ110-SCZ054-062000-
Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry-
351 PM EDT Sun Aug 5 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Showers and TSTMS will have to the potential to drop torrential
rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Moderate Rip Current Risk Monday.

Showers and TSTMS much of the upcoming period will have to the
potential to drop torrential rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
503 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2018

NCZ105-052145-
Inland Pender NC-
503 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2018

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL PENDER COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM
EDT...

At 503 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ashton, or 10 miles southeast of Burgaw, moving southwest at 10 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Ashton and Rocky Point.

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 3433 7778 3437 7782 3438 7781 3439 7782
      3438 7784 3450 7795 3456 7772 3446 7765
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 055DEG 9KT 3447 7778

JDW
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 7:58 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 8:47 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.