1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 14, 1:06 AM EST, 7 hours 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC 206 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2001 WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND TSTMS ONGOING OVER THE ERN CWA WELL AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WHICH WAS NEAR A GSO-CLT LINE AT 05Z. CHANCE OF CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FROPA SO WILL INCLUDE HIGH CHANCE POPS INLAND THROUGH MIDDAY AND THROUGH THE AFTN FOR THE ERN CWA. EXPECT DRYING FROM W TO E AFTER 18Z TODAY ALTHOUGH SOME LOW AND MID-LEVEL MOISTURE MAY LINGER OVERNIGHT. TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT LOOKS DRY AS WEAK HI PRES BUILDS OVERHEAD. ANOTHER FRONT MAY SNEAK IN LATE IN THE WEEKEND AS YET ANOTHER STRONG S/WV DROPS INTO THE UPPER TROF. TEMPS WILL BE KEPT IN CHECK TODAY BY CLOUD COVER AND MIDDAY FROPA INLAND. MORE SUN AND WEAK H5 RIDGING WED-FRI SHOULD LET AFTN HIGHS AGAIN TOP OUT AROUND 90 AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. CWF: SW WINDS TODAY TO BECOME N OVERNIGHT. IF AVN VERIFIES WITH CYCLOGENESIS OFF THE NC COAST TONIGHT...COULD SEE A FEW WIND GUSTS OVER 20 KTS N OF CAPE FEAR. HOWEVER THINK 15-20 KT SHOULD SUFFICE. SEAS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM DUE TO OFFSHORE TRAJECTORY BEGINNING 00Z-06Z WED. FCSTID = 33 ILM 86 72 88 71 / 60 10 0 10 LBT 86 70 89 70 / 50 10 0 10 FLO 87 70 90 70 / 50 10 0 10 MYR 86 72 87 72 / 60 10 0 10 .ILM... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. CRM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
NWS employee reported flooding on New Center Drive. Flooding was also observed in the Kings Grant subdivison.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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