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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC
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.
- 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
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 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 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.
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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
VAOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 63 min |
| Mar 27, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 53 min |
| Mar 28, 9:20 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | ILM | 4 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 60 min |
| Mar 28, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 37 min |
| Mar 28, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry, Williamsburg | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 45 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.