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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 21, 2021Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2021, 6:07 PM EDT for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 38 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 21, 2021, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 105 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, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-08-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1346 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, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-08-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1346 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
596 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

935 
WUUS52 KILM 212207
SVRILM
NCC019-129-141-212245-
/O.NEW.KILM.SV.W.0045.210821T2207Z-210821T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
607 PM EDT Sat Aug 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern New Hanover County in southeastern North Carolina...
  South central Pender County in southeastern North Carolina...
  Northeastern Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 606 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Phoenix, or
  near Leland, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Leland, Hampstead, Northwest, Long Creek, Cape Fear Community
  College North Campus, Wrightsboro, Ashton, Batarora, Rocky Point,
  Castle Hayne, Phoenix, Navassa, St. Helena and Sandy Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3437 7768 3420 7813 3432 7819 3457 7785
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 235DEG 22KT 3433 7802 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SCALORA
2 follow-up statements
995 
WWUS52 KILM 212227
SVSILM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
627 PM EDT Sat Aug 21 2021

NCC019-212236-
/O.CAN.KILM.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210821T2245Z/
Brunswick NC-
627 PM EDT Sat Aug 21 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3437 7768 3426 7798 3426 7799 3427 7799
      3427 7800 3428 7799 3428 7800 3429 7802
      3432 7801 3432 7803 3433 7803 3433 7805
      3434 7806 3434 7808 3435 7807 3436 7809
      3452 7781
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 240DEG 29KT 3439 7788 

$$

NCC129-141-212245-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210821T2245Z/
New Hanover NC-Pender NC-
627 PM EDT Sat Aug 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW HANOVER AND SOUTH CENTRAL PENDER COUNTIES...

At 626 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Castle Hayne,
or 11 miles south of Burgaw, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Hampstead, Rocky Point, Wrightsboro, Castle Hayne and Cape Fear
Community College North Campus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3437 7768 3426 7798 3426 7799 3427 7799
      3427 7800 3428 7799 3428 7800 3429 7802
      3432 7801 3432 7803 3433 7803 3433 7805
      3434 7806 3434 7808 3435 7807 3436 7809
      3452 7781
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 240DEG 29KT 3439 7788 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SCALORA
995 
WWUS52 KILM 212243
SVSILM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
643 PM EDT Sat Aug 21 2021

NCC129-141-212252-
/O.EXP.KILM.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210821T2245Z/
New Hanover NC-Pender NC-
643 PM EDT Sat Aug 21 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW HANOVER AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PENDER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has 
weakened. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3437 7768 3426 7798 3426 7799 3427 7799
      3427 7800 3428 7799 3428 7800 3429 7802
      3432 7801 3432 7803 3433 7803 3433 7805
      3434 7806 3434 7808 3435 7807 3436 7809
      3452 7781
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 235DEG 22KT 3444 7780 

$$

SCALORA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen26 min
Aug 20, 8:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen35 min
Aug 20, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMPender50 min
Aug 20, 10:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMNew Hanover43 min
Aug 20, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBrunswick, New Hanover30 min
Aug 20, 10:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMNew Hanover, Pender86 min
Aug 20, 10:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM52 min
Aug 21, 5:24 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILMNew Hanover18 hr
Aug 21, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMColumbus34 min
Aug 21, 5:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBrunswick, Columbus74 min
Aug 21, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMPender33 min
Aug 21, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen34 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.