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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2021, 5:21 AM EDT for Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 24 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
- Jun 20, 2021, 5:21 AM EDT (09:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2021, 5:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County Columbus County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 704 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1197 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
066 WWUS82 KILM 200921 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 521 AM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021 NCZ099-109-200945- Inland Brunswick NC-Columbus NC- 521 AM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR WEST CENTRAL BRUNSWICK AND CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM EDT... At 521 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Dulah, or 15 miles north of Little River, moving northeast at 30 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Funnel clouds are also possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Bethel, Lake Waccamaw, Makatoka, Freeland, Dulah, Nakina, Old Dock, Mollie, Exum, Bughill and Crusoe Island. 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3403 7870 3411 7880 3432 7856 3412 7836 TIME...MOT...LOC 0921Z 237DEG 26KT 3408 7868 $$ IGB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 3:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 19 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:20 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 27 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 5 hr | |
| Jun 20, 6:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover | 25 min |
| Jun 20, 6:40 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 35 min | |
| Jun 20, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 7:55 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 24 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:55 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 24 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence, Georgetown, Williamsburg | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 18 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.