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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Mar 26, 2021, 12:20 PM EDT for Darlington County, South Carolina. It was in force for 40 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
- Mar 26, 2021, 12:20 PM EDT (16:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2021, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County Darlington County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:23 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, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -319 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 Mar 26, 11:04 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 11:04 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 527 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 AMZ250-252-254-256-270930- 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- 527 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Dense Fog Advisory. Today... SW winds 15 to 20 kt will see few gusts up to 25 kt. Tonight... Patchy to areas of dense sea fog likely to occur during this period. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Sun... Small Craft Advisory conditions possible. Thu... Small Craft Advisory conditions possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-270930- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 527 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Through tonight... Patchy sea fog, possibly dense, may partially move onshore at times. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Sunday... Slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms. Main severe risks will be damaging wind gusts and large hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059- 270930- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland New Hanover- Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion- Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry- 527 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Midday thru this evening... Marginal risk for isolated strong to severe thunderstorms. Main severe risks will be damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Sunday... Slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms. Main severe risks will be damaging wind gusts and large hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. dough
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 12:05 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1205 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
SCZ017-023-024-261630-
Marlboro SC-Dillon SC-Darlington SC-
1205 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHWESTERN DILLON...NORTHEASTERN
DARLINGTON AND MARLBORO COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM EDT...
At 1205 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Cheraw State Park, or 11 miles south of Cheraw, moving
east at 45 mph.
Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Bennettsville, Mccoll, Clio, Wallace, Chavistown, Dunbar, Minturn,
Society Hill, Gibson, Blenheim and Tatum.
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 3481 7968 3453 7934 3445 7988 3449 8001
3450 7998 3449 7996 3449 7990 3450 7987
3453 7983 3461 7981 3461 7978 3465 7980
3468 7986 3474 7989 3477 7993 3481 7988
TIME...MOT...LOC 1605Z 247DEG 37KT 3453 7993
21Special weather statement, Mar 26, 12:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1220 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
SCZ023-032-261700-
Florence SC-Darlington SC-
1220 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHWESTERN FLORENCE AND DARLINGTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM EDT...
At 1219 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong
thunderstorm over Cassatt, or 11 miles northeast of Camden, moving
east at 55 mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Florence, Hartsville, Darlington, Lamar, North Hartsville,
Dovesville, Lydia, Darlington Raceway, Auburn, Swift Creek, Florence
Darlington Technical College Main Campus, Clyde, Oats, Floyd,
Kellytown, Carolinas Hospital System, Mcleod Regional Medical Center,
Carolinas Hospital System - Cedar Tower, Health South Rehabilitation
Hospital and Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center.
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.
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LAT...LON 3449 8005 3449 8002 3450 7998 3449 7996
3450 7992 3449 7990 3450 7987 3414 7973
3416 8015 3420 8011 3423 8011 3427 8014
3428 8013 3430 8016 3433 8018 3436 8018
3437 8019 3434 8021 3433 8024 3437 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1619Z 262DEG 46KT 3436 8046
21The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 5:25 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 13 hr | |
| Mar 26, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 20 min |
| Mar 26, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marlboro | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Dillon | 62 min |
| Mar 26, 1:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 54 min |
| Mar 26, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marlboro | 39 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.