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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Mar 27, 2021, 6:52 PM EDT for Hoke County, North Carolina. It was in force for 23 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 27, 2021, 6:52 PM EDT (22:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County Hoke County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 2434 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 27, 3:34 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 3:34 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 649 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 AMZ250-252-254-256-282300- 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- 649 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. Strong TSTMs possible late Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ106>108-110-SCZ054-056-282300- Coastal Pender-Inland New Hanover-Coastal New Hanover- Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 649 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazards expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Strong to severe thunderstorms may develop Sunday afternoon or evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ087-096-099-105-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059-282300- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland Brunswick-Marlboro- Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown- Central Horry-Northern Horry- 649 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated strong TSTMs this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Severe TSTMs possible Sunday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 8
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 4:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 532 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 NCZ096-099-272230- Columbus NC-Bladen NC- 532 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BLADEN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT... At 532 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hallsboro, or near Whiteville, moving northeast at 20 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Rowan, Carvers, Lisbon, Lagoon, Elkton, Emerson, Council, Kelly, Hallsboro and White Lake. 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 3432 7859 3440 7873 3465 7848 3447 7820 TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 225DEG 17KT 3438 7861 IGB
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 6:20 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
620 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
NCZ105-272245-
Inland Pender NC-
620 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHWESTERN PENDER COUNTY UNTIL 645
PM EDT...
At 619 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Penderlea, or 7 miles southwest of Wallace, moving northeast at 35
mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Penderlea and Willard.
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 3472 7799 3471 7798 3472 7796 3472 7785
3459 7811 3465 7818 3468 7816 3471 7811
3472 7811 3473 7810 3472 7805 3473 7801
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 232DEG 30KT 3468 7810
IGBSpecial weather statement, Mar 27, 6:52 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
652 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
NCZ087-272315-
Robeson NC-
652 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTH CENTRAL ROBESON COUNTY UNTIL
715 PM EDT...
At 652 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Shannon, or 7 miles northeast of Red Springs, moving east at 35 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Rex, Shannon, Parkton and Lumber Bridge.
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 3491 7896 3489 7893 3488 7892 3480 7914
3485 7917 3495 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 247DEG 30KT 3490 7910
IGBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 27, 3:24 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 8 hr | |
| Mar 27, 6:21 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | Robeson | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:14 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 41 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 56 min |
| Mar 27, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 58 min |
| Mar 27, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Bladen | 26 min |
| Mar 27, 9:10 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 12 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.