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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

March 28, 2021Robeson County, North Carolina; Dillon County, Marlboro County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2021, 3:14 PM EDT for Robeson County, North Carolina; Dillon County, Marlboro County, South Carolina. It was in force for 46 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 28, 2021, 3:14 PM EDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired
Mar 28, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC

Counties Robeson County, NC, Dillon County, SC, Marlboro County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 169 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 139 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 357 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
139 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
564 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
357 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
324 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

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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 28, 1:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 1:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 3:07 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
307 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

NCZ087-096-099-105>107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059-
291915-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-
Inland New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-
Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-
Northern Horry-
307 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms could produce damaging wind gusts late this afternoon
into this evening. Outside of thunderstorms, wind gusts up to 40 mph
are possible this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Temperatures near freezing Thursday night and Friday night could
damage or kill sensitive vegetation.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ108-110-SCZ054-056-291915-
Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry-
Coastal Georgetown-
307 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms could produce damaging wind gusts this evening.
Outside of thunderstorms, wind gusts up to 40 mph are possible this
afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

AMZ250-252-254-256-291915-
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-
307 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Small Craft Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Small Craft Advisory.

In addition, Small Craft Advisory conditions are expected Wednesday
night into Thursday. Winds could approach gale force.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 3:14 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
314 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

NCZ087-096-SCZ017-023-024-282000-
Robeson NC-Bladen NC-Marlboro SC-Dillon SC-Darlington SC-
314 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ROBESON...NORTHWESTERN BLADEN...
DILLON...NORTHEASTERN DARLINGTON AND MARLBORO COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...

At 314 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Laurinburg to near Mont Clare. Movement
was east at 45 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Lumberton, Bennettsville, Dillon, Red Springs, Pembroke, Fairmont,
Maxton, Mccoll, St. Pauls, Latta, Rowland, Lake View, Clio, Rex,
Hamer, Brownsville, Hestertown, Shannon, White Oak and Minturn.

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 storms pass.

&&

LAT...LON 3489 7893 3484 7890 3485 7861 3425 7913
      3429 7917 3427 7920 3439 7993 3478 7964
      3463 7946 3477 7933 3484 7935 3483 7919
      3490 7911
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 274DEG 37KT 3482 7945 3444 7980

VAO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 8:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen63 min
Mar 27, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMPender53 min
Mar 28, 9:20 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryILM4 hr
Mar 28, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen, Robeson46 min
Mar 28, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen, Columbus60 min
Mar 28, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMPender42 min
Mar 28, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBrunswick37 min
Mar 28, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMFlorence43 min
Mar 28, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMHorry, Williamsburg42 min
Mar 28, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMGeorgetown45 min

Nearby

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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.