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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

May 28, 2024New Hanover County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2024, 3:08 PM EDT for New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 28, 2024, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County New Hanover County, NC

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 28, 1:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 1:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 11:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 1:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
144 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

NCZ107>110-281815-
Inland New Hanover NC-Inland Brunswick NC-Coastal New Hanover NC-
Coastal Brunswick NC-
144 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL NEW HANOVER AND EAST
CENTRAL BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

At 143 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Myrtle Grove, or near South Masonboro Island, moving east at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Wilmington, Carolina Beach, Wrightsville Beach, Kure Beach, South
Masonboro Island, Snows Cut, North Masonboro Island, Boiling Spring
Lakes, Myrtle Grove, Silver Lake, Sea Breeze, Masonboro, University
Of North Carolina At Wilmington, Seagate, New Hanover Regional
Medical Center, and Cape Fear Hospital.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3415 7784 3400 7790 3405 7808 3425 7794
      3423 7778
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 259DEG 6KT 3411 7792

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

RJB

Special weather statement, May 28, 2:15 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
215 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

NCZ108-281845-
Coastal New Hanover NC-
215 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HANOVER COUNTY
THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

At 215 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
South Masonboro Island, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Carolina Beach, Snows Cut, South Masonboro Island, North Masonboro
Island, Myrtle Grove, Sea Breeze, and Silver Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3409 7787 3408 7787 3402 7790 3403 7793
      3406 7793 3408 7794 3410 7794 3413 7791
      3416 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 280DEG 8KT 3408 7786

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

RJB

Special weather statement, May 28, 3:08 PM EDT, 0 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
May 28, 2:24 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		36 min
May 28, 4:07 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		64 min
May 28, 4:10 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		65 min
May 28, 4:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	30 min
May 28, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	31 min
May 28, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	30 min
May 28, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	New Hanover	37 min
May 28, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		71 min
May 28, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	45 min
May 28, 1:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	29 min

Nearby

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Sources

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