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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 20, 2024Brunswick County, Columbus County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 20, 2024, 6:51 PM EDT for Brunswick County, Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 54 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 20, 2024, 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC)
Expired: Aug 20, 2024, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Brunswick County, NC, Columbus County, NC

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 19, 7:53 PM EDT, 22 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 7:53 PM EDT, 22 hours 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 7:53 PM EDT, 22 hours 58 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 20, 3:09 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	10 hr
Aug 20, 3:17 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover	11 hr
Aug 20, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	46 min
Aug 20, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	46 min
Aug 20, 11:19 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILM	Horry	6 days
Aug 20, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	59 min
Aug 20, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Georgetown	60 min
Aug 20, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	49 min
Aug 20, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	48 min
Aug 20, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Georgetown	48 min
Aug 20, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	46 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.