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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 20, 2023, 1:31 AM EDT for Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 83 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2023, 1:31 AM EDT (05:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2023, 2:54 AM EDT
- In force
- 83 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 19, 10:10 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 10:10 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 306 PM EDT Wed Jul 19 2023 NCZ110-201915- Coastal Brunswick- 306 PM EDT Wed Jul 19 2023 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and 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...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a Slight Risk (Risk Level 2 of 5) on Thursday, mainly due to the potential for damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A Heat Advisory may be needed Thursday, with greater potential on Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. SCZ054-201915- Coastal Horry- 306 PM EDT Wed Jul 19 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and 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. Moderate Risk of Rip Currents. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a Slight Risk (Risk Level 2 of 5) on Thursday, mainly due to the potential for damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A Heat Advisory may be needed Thursday, with greater potential on Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ106-108-SCZ056-201915- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Georgetown- 306 PM EDT Wed Jul 19 2023 ...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...This afternoon and 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...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a Slight Risk (Risk Level 2 of 5) on Thursday, mainly due to the potential for damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A Heat Advisory may be needed Thursday, with greater potential on Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059- 201915- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland New Hanover- Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion- Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry- 306 PM EDT Wed Jul 19 2023 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...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a Slight Risk (Risk Level 2 of 5) on Thursday, mainly due to the potential for damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A Heat Advisory may be needed Thursday, with greater potential on Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-254-256-201915- 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- 306 PM EDT Wed Jul 19 2023 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...Thursday through Tuesday. 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, Jul 19, 7:38 PM EDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
738 PM EDT Wed Jul 19 2023
NCZ105-200015-
Inland Pender NC-
738 PM EDT Wed Jul 19 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Pender
County through 815 PM EDT...
At 738 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Murray Town, or 8 miles southeast of Wallace, moving southeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
White Stocking, Murray Town, Maple Hill and Watha.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 392 and 395.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3448 7767 3464 7798 3472 7788 3472 7768
3460 7763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 299DEG 9KT 3469 7786
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SHKSpecial weather statement, Jul 19, 8:25 PM EDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
825 PM EDT Wed Jul 19 2023
NCZ105-106-200100-
Coastal Pender NC-Inland Pender NC-
825 PM EDT Wed Jul 19 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Pender
County through 900 PM EDT...
At 824 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
White Stocking, or near Burgaw, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Burgaw, Surf City, Hampstead, Topsail Beach, White Stocking, Topsail,
Maple Hill, Ashton, Woodside, Edgecomb, St. Helena and Pender
Memorial Hospital.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 399 and 406.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3435 7764 3431 7770 3452 7795 3472 7777
3472 7768 3470 7767 3448 7758 3447 7757
3447 7756 3446 7754
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 298DEG 10KT 3457 7782
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SHKLocal storm report, Jul 19, 11:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 11:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 61 min | |
| Jul 19, 11:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 50 min |
| Jul 20, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Columbus | 59 min |
| Jul 20, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 35 min |
| Jul 20, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Williamsburg | 61 min |
| Jul 20, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion | 55 min |
| Jul 20, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 62 min |
| Jul 20, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 54 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.