Alert archive / South Carolina / Flash Flood Watches in 2020
Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this flash flood watch at May 29, 2020, 8:21 AM EDT for Bladen County, Columbus County, Robeson County, North Carolina; 6 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2020, 8:21 AM EDT (12:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2020, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bladen County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Florence County, SC, Horry County, SC, Marion County, SC, Marlboro County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at May 29, 7:52 AM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 7:52 AM EDT, 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 4:02 AM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 402 AM EDT Fri May 29 2020 NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-300815- Robeson-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg- 402 AM EDT Fri May 29 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall could lead to localized flooding today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ096-099-105-107-109-SCZ055-058-059-300815- 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-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland New Hanover- Inland Brunswick-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry- 402 AM EDT Fri May 29 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters, southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-300815- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 402 AM EDT Fri May 29 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a moderate risk of rip currents at the beaches today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 9
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 5:08 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 15 hr |
| May 29, 9:57 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen | 5 days |
| May 29, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 65 min |
| May 29, 3:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 91 min |
| May 29, 12:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 56 min |
| May 29, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington | 46 min |
| May 29, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marlboro | 40 min |
| May 29, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon | 36 min |
| May 29, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 66 min |
| May 29, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 51 min |
| May 29, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence, Marion | 60 min |
Nearby
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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.