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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 1, 2021Williamsburg County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2021, 9:07 PM EDT for Williamsburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 53 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
Aug 1, 2021, 9:07 PM EDT (01:07 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC

County Williamsburg County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 95 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2021-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2097 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2021-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2097 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1417 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

500 
WWUS82 KILM 020107
SPSILM

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
907 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021
 
SCZ032-033-039-054>056-058-020200-
Marion SC-Coastal Georgetown SC-Williamsburg SC-Florence SC-
Coastal Horry SC-Inland Georgetown SC-Central Horry SC-
907 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEASTERN FLORENCE...NORTHEASTERN
GEORGETOWN...SOUTHERN HORRY...SOUTH CENTRAL MARION AND WILLIAMSBURG
COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...

At 904 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong 
thunderstorm from 5 miles north of Kingstree to Socastee, moving 
east at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph, frequent lightning, and very heavy rain 
will be possible with these storm. Some ponding of water is possible 
in low-lying and poorly drained areas. 


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 3355 8007 3372 7998 3377 8000 3385 7990
      3382 7868 3370 7888 3347 7910
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 268DEG 31KT 3369 7903 

$$

HAWKINS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM41 min
Aug 1, 8:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMColumbus28 min
Aug 1, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBrunswick47 min
Aug 1, 9:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM57 min
Aug 1, 9:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM34 min
Aug 1, 10:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM47 min
Aug 1, 10:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM23 min
Aug 1, 10:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM67 min
Aug 2, 3:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMNew Hanover58 min
Aug 1, 9:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMGeorgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg87 min
Aug 1, 10:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMGeorgetown, Williamsburg50 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.