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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 17, 2023, 11:31 AM EST for Georgetown County, South Carolina. It was in force for 20 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
- Dec 17, 2023, 11:31 AM EST (16:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2023, 11:51 AM EST
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Georgetown County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 347 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 368 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Dec 17, 10:00 AM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 10:00 AM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 17, 9:09 AM EST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 SCZ054-056-181415- Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Surf Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. Wind Advisory. Heavy rain at times could lead to nuisance type flooding including temporary ponding of water across low-lying areas. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging wind gusts the primary threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Surf Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-254-256-181415- 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- 909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Storm Warning. Small Craft Advisory or Gale Warning will immediately follow the Storm Warning, with the small craft advisory possibly lasting well into Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ099-105-SCZ055-058-059-181415- Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry- Northern Horry- 909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A strong coastal storm affecting the area today through tonight will bring strong gusty winds and heavy rain at times that could lead to nuisance type flooding that includes temporary ponding of water across low-lying areas. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging wind and tornados the primary threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ107-109-181415- Inland New Hanover-Inland Brunswick- 909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and 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. A strong coastal storm affecting the area today through tonight will bring strong gusty winds and heavy rain at times that could lead to nuisance type flooding that includes temporary ponding of water across low-lying areas. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging wind and tornados the primary threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ106-108-110-181415- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick- 909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Surf Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. Wind Advisory. Heavy rain at times could lead to nuisance type flooding including temporary ponding of water across low-lying areas. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging wind gusts and tornados the primary threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Surf Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ087-096-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-181415- Robeson-Bladen-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion- Williamsburg- 909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A strong coastal storm affecting the area today through tonight will bring strong gusty winds and heavy rain at times that could lead to nuisance type flooding that includes temporary ponding of water across low-lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 11:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 4 days |
| Dec 17, 1:55 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 64 min |
| Dec 17, 2:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 58 min |
| Dec 17, 2:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender, Robeson | 66 min |
| Dec 17, 2:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 30 min |
| Dec 17, 3:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Columbus | 4 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:34 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 2 hr |
| Dec 17, 6:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 90 min |
| Dec 17, 6:41 PM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 15 hr | |
| Dec 17, 6:54 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 36 min | |
| Dec 16, 8:05 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 21 days |
| Dec 17, 10:41 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg | 3 hr |
| Dec 17, 11:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Horry | 4 days |
| Dec 17, 1:11 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Georgetown | 5 hr |
| Dec 17, 1:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 56 min |
| Dec 17, 1:22 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Horry | 16 min |
| Dec 17, 1:35 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Horry | 5 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:05 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Horry, Marion | 4 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.