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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Sep 17, 2020, 6:21 PM EDT for Bladen County, North Carolina. It was in force for 24 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
- Sep 17, 2020, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2020, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County Bladen County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 226 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
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 Sep 17, 6:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 6:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-181930- Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg- 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 492 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 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. Tornado Watch. Flash Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please report severe weather to the NWS via Facebook or Twitter. NCZ099-105-109-SCZ058-059-181930- Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland Brunswick-Central Horry-Northern Horry- 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...TORNADO WATCH 493 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and 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. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please report severe weather to the NWS via Facebook or Twitter. NCZ110-181930- Coastal Brunswick- 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 493 IN EFFECT UNTIL 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. Tornado Watch. In addition, periods of heavy rain could result in flooding mainly across poor drainage and low lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Coastal Flood Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please report severe weather to the NWS via Facebook or Twitter. NCZ087-096-181930- Robeson-Bladen- 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 493 IN EFFECT UNTIL 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. Flash Flood Watch. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please report severe weather to the NWS via Facebook or Twitter. NCZ107-181930- Inland New Hanover- 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT FRIDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 493 IN EFFECT UNTIL 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. Coastal Flood Advisory. Tornado Watch. In addition, periods of heavy rain could result in flooding mainly across poor drainage and low lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Coastal Flood Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please report severe weather to the NWS via Facebook or Twitter. NCZ106-108-181930- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 493 IN EFFECT UNTIL 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. High Rip Current Risk. Coastal Flood Advisory. Tornado Watch. In addition, periods of heavy rain could result in flooding mainly across poor drainage and low lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Coastal Flood Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please report severe weather to the NWS via Facebook or Twitter. SCZ054-181930- Coastal Horry- 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 493 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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. Tornado Watch. Coastal Flood Advisory. In addition, periods of heavy rain could result in flooding mainly across poor drainage and low lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please report severe weather to the NWS via Facebook or Twitter. SCZ055-181930- Inland Georgetown- 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...TORNADO WATCH 492 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 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. Tornado Watch. Periods of heavy rain could result in flooding mainly across poor drainage and low lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please report severe weather to the NWS via Facebook or Twitter. SCZ056-181930- Coastal Georgetown- 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...TORNADO WATCH 492 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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. Tornado Watch. Moderate Risk of Rip Currents. Coastal Flood Advisory. In addition, periods of heavy rain could result in flooding mainly across poor drainage and low lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please report severe weather to the NWS via Facebook or Twitter. AMZ250-252-254-181930- 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- 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...TORNADO WATCH 493 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .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. Tornado Watch. Small Craft Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. Sunday through Wednesday: Small craft advisory may be needed with gale conditions possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please report severe weather to the NWS via Facebook or Twitter. AMZ256-181930- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 319 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .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. Small Craft Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. Sunday through Wednesday: Small craft advisory may be needed with gale conditions possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please report severe weather to the NWS via Facebook or Twitter.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 17, 3:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
327 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0326 PM FLASH FLOOD DARLINGTON 34.30N 79.87W
09/17/2020 DARLINGTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
FLOODING ON PEARL STREET.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ILM2000194
43Local storm report, Sep 17, 4:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
445 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
SCZ039-055-172115-
Williamsburg SC-Inland Georgetown SC-
445 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHERN GEORGETOWN AND EAST CENTRAL
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
At 445 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rhems, or 17 miles northwest of Georgetown, moving northeast at 30
mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Rhems, Outland, Warsaw, Yauhannah, Nesmith, Morrisville and Henry.
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.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for northeastern
South Carolina. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 PM
EDT for northeastern South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3356 7962 3382 7936 3380 7933 3375 7929
3372 7929 3372 7927 3371 7927 3371 7924
3369 7925 3370 7920 3371 7920 3368 7916
3366 7915 3366 7914 3365 7912 3364 7913
3363 7913 3343 7947
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 227DEG 25KT 3355 7948
MBBLocal storm report, Sep 17, 5:29 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
529 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0516 PM FLASH FLOOD 8 NNE EVERGREEN 34.17N 79.61W
09/17/2020 FLORENCE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
EVENT NUMBER ILM2000199
OLIVALocal storm report, Sep 17, 5:49 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
549 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0201 PM FLASH FLOOD HARTSVILLE 34.37N 80.08W
09/17/2020 DARLINGTON SC CITY OFFICIAL
CITY OF HARTSVILLE REPORTED MULTIPLE ROADS DUE TO
CLOSING. INCLUDES CAROLINA AVE & 6TH ST, FOURTH ST &
COKER AVE, AND RAILROAD AVE BETWEEN STINGRAY BOATS AND
LEESBURG ST
&&
EVENT NUMBER ILM2000200
OLIVASpecial weather statement, Sep 17, 6:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
621 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
NCZ087-096-172245-
Robeson NC-Bladen NC-
621 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR EAST CENTRAL ROBESON AND CENTRAL
BLADEN COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...
At 621 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bladenboro, or 9 miles west of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 40
mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Ruskin, Bladen Community College,
Abbottsburg, Ammon, Butters, White Oak, White Lake, Dublin and Bladen
County Hospital.
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.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for southeastern
North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3484 7849 3483 7847 3481 7846 3481 7845
3477 7843 3475 7839 3473 7839 3472 7838
3470 7837 3469 7836 3447 7874 3447 7878
3459 7890 3485 7861 3485 7852 3486 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 228DEG 34KT 3457 7877
MBBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 8:04 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 24 hr |
| Sep 16, 9:27 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Cumberland | 21 days |
| Sep 17, 3:19 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 31 hr | |
| Sep 17, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 40 min | |
| Sep 17, 7:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick | 118 min |
| Sep 17, 11:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 5 days |
| Sep 17, 1:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 1:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 37 min |
| Sep 17, 1:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Horry | 29 min |
| Sep 17, 1:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Horry | 41 min |
| Sep 17, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Florence, Marlboro | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 33 min |
| Sep 17, 2:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marlboro | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 28 min |
| Sep 17, 3:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Florence, Williamsburg | 106 min |
| Sep 17, 3:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Marion | 9 min |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Dillon, Marion | 13 min |
| Sep 17, 4:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Marion | 109 min |
| Sep 17, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 30 min |
| Sep 17, 5:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Georgetown, Horry, Marion | 2 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 34 min |
| Sep 17, 6:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Horry | 24 min |
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