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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Wilmington, NC

July 9, 2021Florence County, Williamsburg County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2021, 5:56 PM EDT for Florence County, Williamsburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 21 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
Jul 9, 2021, 5:56 PM EDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 6:17 PM EDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Florence County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 120 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1551 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1551 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
720 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

475 
WUUS52 KILM 092156
SVRILM
SCC041-089-092230-
/O.NEW.KILM.SV.W.0032.210709T2156Z-210709T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
556 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Florence County in northeastern South Carolina...
  Northeastern Williamsburg County in northeastern South Carolina...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 555 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Lake City to 7 miles east of Kingstree, moving
  east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lake City, Johnsonville, Hemingway, Hannah, Indiantown, Kingsburg,
  Scranton, Stuckey and Lake City Community Hospital.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3394 7977 3399 7951 3397 7950 3397 7948
      3396 7948 3395 7949 3393 7947 3393 7946
      3392 7946 3373 7941 3367 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 259DEG 19KT 3389 7970 3370 7970 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Boatman
2 follow-up statements
974 
WWUS52 KILM 092210
SVSILM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
610 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

SCC041-089-092230-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210709T2230Z/
Florence SC-Williamsburg SC-
610 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FLORENCE AND NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES...

At 610 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hannah to near Indiantown, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lake City, Hemingway, Indiantown and Stuckey. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3388 7977 3388 7960 3373 7941 3367 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 259DEG 19KT 3390 7961 3371 7961 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Boatman
021 
WWUS52 KILM 092217
SVSILM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
617 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

SCC041-089-092226-
/O.CAN.KILM.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210709T2230Z/
Florence SC-Williamsburg SC-
617 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FLORENCE AND
NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and 
cloud to ground lightning are still possible with these 
thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3388 7977 3388 7960 3373 7941 3367 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 259DEG 19KT 3390 7959 3371 7959 

$$

Boatman

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMWilliamsburg34 min
Jul 9, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMWilliamsburg29 min
Jul 9, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMWilliamsburg30 min
Jul 9, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMMarion35 min
Jul 9, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMDillon32 min
Jul 9, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMWilliamsburg26 min

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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.