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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2020, 6:51 PM EDT for Robeson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 54 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
- Aug 7, 2020, 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2020, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County Robeson County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 557 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 973 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Aug 7, 2:54 PM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 2:54 PM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 522 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020 AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039- 054>056-058-059-080930- 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-Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender- Inland New Hanover-Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick- Coastal Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion- Williamsburg-Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown- Central Horry-Northern Horry- 522 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:51 PM EDT, 2 hours before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
608 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020
NCZ087-072315-
Robeson NC-
608 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHEASTERN ROBESON COUNTY UNTIL
715 PM EDT...
At 607 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Buie, or 7 miles southeast of Red Springs, moving east at 25 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Lumberton, Red Springs, St. Pauls, Smiths, Rex, Howellsville,
Tolarsville, Shannon, Buie, Robeson Community College, Barker Ten
Mile, Parkton, Rennert, Lumber Bridge and Southeastern Regional
Medical Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3491 7896 3489 7893 3486 7893 3481 7889
3474 7886 3470 7882 3468 7881 3466 7882
3465 7881 3462 7883 3465 7917 3484 7919
3494 7902
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 271DEG 15KT 3475 7908
SHKSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 6:20 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
620 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020
NCZ087-072315-
Robeson NC-
620 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHWESTERN ROBESON COUNTY UNTIL
715 PM EDT...
At 620 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Raemon, or 8 miles southeast of Laurinburg, moving east at 25 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Pembroke, Maxton, Wakulla, Raemon, Purvis, Prospect, Elrod and
Raynham.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 7923 3457 7909 3455 7936 3463 7946
3477 7933 3482 7936 3484 7934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 256DEG 16KT 3465 7941
SHKSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 6:51 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
651 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020
NCZ087-SCZ024-072345-
Robeson NC-Dillon SC-
651 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROBESON AND EAST
CENTRAL DILLON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...
At 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Fairmont, or 11 miles northeast of Dillon, moving east at 25 mph.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Fairmont, Rowland, Barnesville, Marietta, Proctorville, Mcdonald and
Orrum.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3439 7899 3438 7901 3437 7900 3435 7901
3434 7903 3440 7929 3455 7930 3460 7887
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 274DEG 19KT 3449 7919
SHKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 67 min |
| Aug 7, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 55 min |
| Aug 7, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Columbus, Robeson | 16 min |
| Aug 7, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 54 min |
| Aug 7, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon, Marlboro | 56 min |
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