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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Wilmington, NC

July 20, 2023Pender County, North Carolina

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, Jul 19, 3:06 PM EDT, 10 hours 25 minutes before
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

SHK
Special 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

SHK
Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMPender35 min
Jul 19, 11:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningILM61 min
Jul 19, 11:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMNew Hanover, Pender2 hr
Jul 20, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMRobeson50 min
Jul 20, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMColumbus59 min
Jul 20, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMFlorence35 min
Jul 20, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMWilliamsburg61 min
Jul 20, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMDarlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion55 min
Jul 20, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMWilliamsburg62 min
Jul 20, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMGeorgetown54 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2023Every flash flood warning in 2023

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.