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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Oct 22, 2021, 3:19 PM EDT for Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 41 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
- Oct 22, 2021, 3:19 PM EDT (19:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 30
County Columbus County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 313 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1077 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 Oct 22, 12:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 12:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 22, 2:53 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 253 PM EDT Fri Oct 22 2021 NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-054>056-058-059- 231900- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender- Inland New Hanover-Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick- Coastal Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion- Williamsburg-Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown- Central Horry-Northern Horry- 253 PM EDT Fri Oct 22 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and 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. AMZ250-252-254-256-231900- 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- 253 PM EDT Fri Oct 22 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and 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, Oct 22, 3:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
319 PM EDT Fri Oct 22 2021
NCZ099-SCZ059-222000-
Columbus NC-Northern Horry SC-
319 PM EDT Fri Oct 22 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Columbus and north central Horry Counties through 400 PM EDT...
At 316 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Green Sea, or 17 miles north of Conway, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Small hail and gusts to 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Torrential rainfall and dangerous lightning. Small branches
may cover roadways.
Locations impacted include...
Tabor City, Loris, Bethel, Williams, Goretown, Mollie, Sidney,
Allsbrook, Green Sea, Clarendon and Loris Community Hospital.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3396 7898 3412 7909 3430 7882 3407 7866
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 239DEG 14KT 3408 7897
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
8The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Columbus | 30 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.