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Areal Flood Advisory 2, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this areal flood advisory at Feb 16, 2021, 1:03 AM EST for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 87 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2021, 1:03 AM EST (06:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2021, 2:30 AM EST
- In force
- 87 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:06 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 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 456 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 300 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory 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 areal flood advisory went out at Feb 16, 12:36 AM EST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 12:36 AM EST, 27 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 346 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021 AMZ250-252-254-256-162100- 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- 346 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... 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...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. Small Craft Advisory likely Thursday and Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ087-096-099-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-059-162100- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion- Williamsburg-Northern Horry- 346 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Marginal risk of strong to severe storms possible after midnight. Main threats are tornados and damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ105-106-108>110-SCZ054>056-058-162100- Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick- Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown- Central Horry- 346 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Slight risk of strong to severe storms possible after midnight. Main threats are tornados and damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ107-162100- Inland New Hanover- 346 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM EST TUESDAY... 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. Slight risk of strong to severe storms possible after midnight. Main threats are tornados and damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. 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, Feb 15, 8:58 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
858 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021
SCZ017-023-032-160245-
Marlboro SC-Florence SC-Darlington SC-
858 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHWESTERN FLORENCE...DARLINGTON
AND CENTRAL MARLBORO COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM EST...
At 858 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Timmonsville, or 9 miles west of Florence, moving northeast at 70
mph.
Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Florence, Bennettsville, Hartsville, Darlington, Timmonsville, Lamar,
Quinby, Clio, Mont Clare, Lydia, Darlington Raceway, Swift Creek,
Cartersville, Florence Darlington Technical College Main Campus,
Oats, Floyd, North Hartsville, Dovesville, Sardis and Auburn.
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 3449 8005 3449 7988 3453 7983 3461 7981
3461 7978 3465 7980 3469 7987 3468 7985
3460 7948 3432 7966 3431 7966 3400 7988
3403 7997 3413 8013 3416 8016 3420 8011
3423 8011 3436 8018 3433 8024 3437 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 204DEG 61KT 3413 7993
MCKSpecial weather statement, Feb 15, 9:44 PM EST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 944 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021 SCZ017-023-024-032-160315- Marlboro SC-Dillon SC-Florence SC-Darlington SC- 944 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHWESTERN FLORENCE...WEST CENTRAL DILLON...EASTERN DARLINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN MARLBORO COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM EST... At 944 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Timmonsville, or near Florence, moving northeast at 65 mph. Pea size hail and winds between 30 and 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Florence, Darlington, Timmonsville, Quinby, Mont Clare, Brownsville, Florence Darlington Technical College Main Campus, Bingham, Mechanicsville, Oak Grove, Blenheim, Carolinas Hospital System, Mcleod Regional Medical Center, Carolinas Hospital System - Cedar Tower and Health South Rehabilitation 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. 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 3403 7981 3412 8001 3455 7974 3448 7944 TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 211DEG 55KT 3416 7986 MCK
Local storm report, Feb 16, 12:33 AM EST, 30 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 10:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Pender | 21 days |
| Feb 15, 10:43 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 32 min | |
| Feb 15, 11:11 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 22 min | |
| Feb 15, 11:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 17 min |
| Feb 15, 11:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 11 min |
| Feb 15, 11:48 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 13 min |
| Feb 15, 11:55 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 50 min | |
| Feb 16, 12:00 AM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 15 min |
| Feb 16, 12:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Pender | 31 min |
| Feb 16, 12:43 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 32 min | |
| Feb 16, 12:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 63 min |
| Feb 16, 1:07 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 38 min | |
| Feb 15, 8:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 47 min |
| Feb 15, 9:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 31 min |
| Feb 16, 11:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Williamsburg | 21 days |
| Feb 16, 11:41 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence | 21 days |
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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.