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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2021, 8:19 PM EDT for Bladen County, North Carolina. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2021, 8:19 PM EDT (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2021, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 30
County Bladen County, NC
The radar
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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 Aug 20, 4:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 4:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 706 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 NCZ106-108-110-212315- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick- 706 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY 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. High Rip Current Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Rip Current Risk. Dangerous rip currents are likely through much of the weekend due to swell from Henri. Minor coastal flooding at the beaches is possible Saturday evening with high tide. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. SCZ054-056-212315- Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 706 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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. High Rip Current Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Rip Current Risk. Dangerous rip currents are likely through much of the weekend due to swell from Henri. Minor coastal flooding at the beaches possible Saturday evening with high tide due to approach of full moon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ107-212315- Inland New Hanover- 706 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 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. Coastal Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-212315- 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- 706 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SATURDAY... 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...Saturday through Thursday. 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. AMZ254-256-212315- 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- 706 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ087-096-099-105-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059-212315- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland Brunswick-Marlboro- Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown- Central Horry-Northern Horry- 706 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 3:03 PM EDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
438 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0436 PM RIP CURRENTS WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 34.22N 77.79W
08/20/2021 NEW HANOVER NC LIFE GUARD
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH OCEAN RESCUE REPORTED 30 TOTAL
RESCUES SO FAR TODAY.
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EVENT NUMBER ILM2100131
21Local storm report, Aug 20, 4:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 20, 8:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 35 min |
| Aug 20, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 10:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 86 min |
| Aug 20, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 52 min | |
| Aug 21, 5:24 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 18 hr |
| Aug 21, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Columbus | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 5:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 74 min |
| Aug 21, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 33 min |
| Aug 21, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 38 min |
| Aug 21, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 55 min |
| Aug 21, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 45 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.