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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2019, 3:56 PM EDT for Williamsburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 34 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 4, 2019, 3:56 PM EDT (19:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2019, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Williamsburg County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 700 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 894 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.5
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 4, 3:28 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 3:28 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 338 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2019 NCZ107-051945- Inland New Hanover- 338 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2019 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Coastal Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. For Wednesday, minor coastal flooding will occur along the Lower Cape Fear River within a 3 to 4 hour window centered around the 1157 PM EDT high tide. Excessive rainfall possible early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ106-108-051945- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 338 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2019 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Moderate Risk of Rip Currents. Coastal Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. For Wed Evening... Minor coastal flooding may briefly occur along the NC Coast from Cape Fear North, within a 3 hour window centered around the 953 PM EDT high tide. Excessive rainfall possible early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-254-256-051945- 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- 338 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A few gusts near 25 kt Thursday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ110-SCZ054-051945- Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- 338 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Excessive rainfall possible early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. SCZ056-051945- Coastal Georgetown- 338 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2019 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Moderate Risk of Rip Currents. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Excessive rainfall possible early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ087-096-099-105-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059-051945- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland Brunswick-Marlboro- Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown- Central Horry-Northern Horry- 338 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Excessive rainfall possible early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 8
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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 3:02 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 10:40 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 15 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:24 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 25 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Williamsburg | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 46 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.