Alert archive / North Carolina / Freeze Warnings in 2021
Freeze Warning 3, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this freeze warning at Nov 15, 2021, 2:10 PM EST for Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 16, 2021, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2021, 2:10 PM EST (19:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2021, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2021, 8:00 AM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 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
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
198 WWUS72 KILM 151910 NPWILM URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington NC 210 PM EST Mon Nov 15 2021 NCZ105-161300- /O.UPG.KILM.FZ.A.0003.211116T0600Z-211116T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.FZ.W.0003.211116T0600Z-211116T1300Z/ Inland Pender- Including the city of Burgaw 210 PM EST Mon Nov 15 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE...Inland Pender County. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ NCZ087-096-099-109-SCZ017-024-161300- /O.UPG.KILM.FZ.A.0003.211116T0600Z-211116T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.FR.Y.0003.211116T0600Z-211116T1300Z/ Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-Dillon- Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, Lake Waccamaw, Boiling Spring Lakes, Leland, Shallotte, Bennettsville, McColl, and Dillon 210 PM EST Mon Nov 15 2021 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 to 36 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...In South Carolina, Marlboro and Dillon Counties. In North Carolina, Robeson, Bladen, Columbus and Inland Brunswick Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ SCZ023-032-033-039-055-058-059-161300- /O.NEW.KILM.FR.Y.0003.211116T0600Z-211116T1300Z/ Darlington-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown- Central Horry-Northern Horry- Including the cities of Hartsville, Darlington, North Hartsville, Florence, Marion, Mullins, Kingstree, Andrews, Conway, Longs, Bucksport, Loris, Green Sea, and Aynor 210 PM EST Mon Nov 15 2021 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Darlington, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg, Inland Georgetown, Central Horry and Northern Horry Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ 29
1 follow-up statement
716 WWUS72 KILM 161253 NPWILM URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington NC 753 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021 NCZ105-161400- /O.EXP.KILM.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-211116T1300Z/ Inland Pender- Including the city of Burgaw 753 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... Temperatures across the warned area have warmed up above freezing. $$ NCZ087-096-099-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059-161400- /O.EXP.KILM.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-211116T1300Z/ Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington- Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown- Central Horry-Northern Horry- Including the cities of Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, Lake Waccamaw, Boiling Spring Lakes, Leland, Shallotte, Bennettsville, McColl, Hartsville, Darlington, North Hartsville, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Mullins, Kingstree, Andrews, Conway, Longs, Bucksport, Loris, Green Sea, and Aynor 753 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... Temperatures across the warned area have warmed up, and frost is now unlikely to occur. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2:52 AM EST | Freeze Watch | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender, Robeson | 11 hr |
| Nov 15, 2:10 PM EST | Frost Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Robeson | 18 hr |
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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.