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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 26, 2023Dillon County, Marlboro County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2023, 3:40 PM EDT for Dillon County, Marlboro County, South Carolina. It was in force for 65 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: Aug 26, 2023, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
Expired: Aug 26, 2023, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Dillon County, SC, Marlboro County, SC

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 26, 2:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 2:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 3:27 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 26, 3:31 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 26, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	44 min
Aug 26, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	12 min
Aug 26, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	34 min
Aug 26, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	25 min
Aug 26, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	36 min
Aug 26, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence	34 min
Aug 26, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence, Marion	46 min

Nearby

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Sources

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