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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2021, 8:16 PM EDT for Georgetown County, South Carolina. It was in force for 44 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
- May 4, 2021, 8:16 PM EDT (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County Georgetown County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 256 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
- 748 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 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 May 4, 7:45 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 7:45 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 459 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021 NCZ087-096-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-052100- Robeson-Bladen-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion- 459 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 150 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms remain possible this evening. Wind damage and hail will be the primary severe threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ099-105-107-109-SCZ039-055-058-059-052100- Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland New Hanover-Inland Brunswick- Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry- 459 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms remain possible this evening. Wind damage and hail will be the primary severe threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-052100- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 459 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Beach Hazards Statement for Strong Longshore Current. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ110-052100- Coastal Brunswick- 459 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Moderate Risk of Rip Currents. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-052100- 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- 459 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...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...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ254-256-052100- 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- 459 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Tonight. SW Winds will approach Small Craft Advisory thresholds tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. For Wed, SW Winds will approach Small Craft Advisory thresholds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 4, 6:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
655 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
NCZ087-096-099-SCZ024-042330-
Robeson NC-Columbus NC-Bladen NC-Dillon SC-
655 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ROBESON...BLADEN...NORTH CENTRAL
COLUMBUS AND CENTRAL DILLON COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...
At 655 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles south of Fayetteville to near Fairmont.
Movement was east at 40 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Red Springs, Pembroke, Fairmont, St. Pauls,
Bladenboro, Rowland, Boardman, Rex, Hamer, Bladen Community College,
Ammon, Butters, South Of The Border, Hestertown, Shannon, Buie,
Robeson Community College and White Oak.
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.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
southeastern North Carolina...and northeastern South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3490 7894 3484 7890 3485 7880 3485 7852
3486 7850 3475 7839 3469 7836 3446 7848
3444 7937 3484 7918 3495 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 267DEG 36KT 3496 7888 3447 7915
VAOLocal storm report, May 4, 7:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 8:02 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 24 hr |
| May 5, 2:29 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 61 min | |
| May 5, 2:55 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 3 hr | |
| May 4, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 34 min |
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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.