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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 8, 2024, 5:14 AM EDT for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 11 hr. 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 8, 2024, 5:14 AM EDT (09:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2024, 3:44 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 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
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 1118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 734 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 13.6
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 Aug 8, 4:08 AM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 4:08 AM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024 AMZ250-252-254-256-090830- 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- 427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... 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. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ087-096-105-SCZ017-023-024-090830- Robeson-Bladen-Inland Pender-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon- 427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and 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. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Heat Advisory possible Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ099-109-SCZ032-033-039-055-058-059-090830- Columbus-Inland Brunswick-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg- Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry- 427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and 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. Flood Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. Heat Advisory possible Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-090830- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and 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. Flood Watch. High Surf Advisory. Tropical Storm Warning. High Rip Current Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. High Surf Advisory. Tropical Storm Warning. Heat Advisory possible Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ107-090830- Inland New Hanover- 427 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT 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. Flood Watch. Coastal Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Heat Advisory possible Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 8, 1:58 AM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 8, 3:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
319 AM EDT Thu Aug 08 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0252 AM Flash Flood 1 WSW Lake City 33.86N 79.77W
08/08/2024 Florence SC Emergency Mngr
Several roads have been barricaded in downtown Lake
City, including Williamsburg Avenue, Charles Street at
Blanding Street, Wilson Street, Winkys Drive at Liberty
Drive, Singletary Avenue at East Main Street, and Wilbur
Street.
&&
Event Number ILM2400268
IGBLocal storm report, Aug 8, 3:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
324 AM EDT Thu Aug 08 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0252 AM Flash Flood 1 NNW Coward 33.98N 79.75W
08/08/2024 Florence SC Emergency Mngr
Flood waters have been barricaded off along Factory
Road in Coward.
&&
Event Number ILM2400269
IGBLocal storm report, Aug 8, 3:27 AM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
327 AM EDT Thu Aug 08 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 AM Flash Flood 4 SE Quinby 34.20N 79.69W
08/08/2024 Florence SC Broadcast Media
Flash flooding recorded at the Florence Flea Market.
&&
Event Number ILM2400270
IGBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 8:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 20 hr |
| Aug 7, 8:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 19 hr |
| Aug 7, 8:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 9:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 7 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 2:51 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 13 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:21 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 40 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 9 hr |
| Aug 8, 10:44 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen | 21 days |
| Aug 8, 10:44 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 21 days |
| Aug 8, 11:20 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 37 hr | |
| Aug 8, 3:54 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 11 hr |
| Aug 7, 8:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg | 17 hr |
| Aug 8, 12:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence, Marlboro | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 9:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Marlboro | 50 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.