1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 6, 1:22 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC 222 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2001 HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT RIDGING DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD TO DOMINATE AREA WEATHER THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. AT THE SURFACE...A TROUGH WILL FORM INLAND WHILE BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE NOSES INTO THE AREA FROM THE EAST. OTHER THAN SURFACE CONVERGENCE...LITTLE OR NO FORCING FOR PRECIPITATION IS NOTED IN THE MODELS. LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD KEEP ACTIVITY AFTER THIS EVENING IN THE ISOLATED CATEGORY DESPITE AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. IN THE EXTENDED...RIDGE GRADUALLY EASES EAST A LITTLE AS A UPPER TROUGH AND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACH FROM THE NW. THIS WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY IN THE SAT-MON TIME FRAME. CWF: LIGHT SE-S WINDS TO BECOME SW TUE AS TROUGH DEVELOPS INLAND. SW WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO WED. SPEEDS AND SEAS LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW SCA LEVELS. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS: FCSTID = 31 ILM 74 90 74 91 / 20 10 10 10 LBT 70 94 71 95 / 20 10 10 10 FLO 70 94 71 95 / 30 10 10 10 MYR 74 88 74 89 / 20 10 10 10 .ILM... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. RAN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management reported high water on Mount Misery Road. Water was also reported on U.S. Highway 74/76 near Leland...contributing to a couple of automobile accidents.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 2001
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