1 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 Jul 2, 8:55 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC 955 AM EDT MON JUL 2 2001 12Z ANALYSIS SHOWING FRONT DIVING FAIRLY QUICKLY SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN HALF. FRONT NEAR ROCKY MOUNT AND WITH 3 HOUR PRESSURE RISES OF +4 OVER VIRGINIA EXPECT THIS BOUNDARY TO KEEP MOVING A A GOOD CLIP FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWING THE LEADING EDGE MOVING SOUTHWARD AROUND 25 KT AND IF CURRENT TREND CONTINUE EXPECT IT TO REACH NORTHERN PORTION OF OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA BY 15Z. THIS CORRESPONDS WELL WITH THE LATEST LOCAL WORKSTATION ETA WHICH PROGS THE FRONTAL LOCATION FROM LITTLE RIVER TO FLORENCE LINE BY 18Z. THE CURRENT SOUNDINGS SHOWING LIS IN THE -5 TO -7 RANGE WITH CAPES IN THE 2500 J/KG RANGE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. NOT SEEING UPPER LEVEL FEATURES TO HELP LIFT. IT APPEARS THAT THE MECHANISM FOR CONVECTION TODAY WILL BE THE FRONT. IT APPEARS THAT THE SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PROHIBIT A SEA BREEZE FROM FORMING BUT IF IT DOES THE INTERSECTION OF THE FRONT AND THE SEA BREEZE WILL BE A MAJOR FOCUS FOR CONVECTION. FOR UPDATE WILL TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE 10 AM OBS AND WILL CONSIDER RAISING THE MAXES AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHERE CLOUD COVER IS LIMITED. CWF: CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS TO BE OKAY. WORKSTATION ETA BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS SHOWING 15 TO 20 KT FOR NORTHERN WATERS AND 15 KTS FOR THE SOUTHERN WATERS. LATEST BUOY OBSERVATION BEHIND THE FRONT ARE SHOWING 20 TO 25 KTS NORTH OF HATTERAS AND EXPECT WINDS TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS AS IT DROP DOWN INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS. SO WILL NO MAKE ANY MAJOR CHANGES THIS UPDATE. FCSTID = 7 ILM 86 69 84 72 / 50 30 30 20 LBT 84 67 83 70 / 50 30 30 20 FLO 88 69 86 71 / 50 30 30 20 MYR 85 70 83 72 / 50 30 30 20 .ILM... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. HAWKINS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A cold front and associated heavy rains caused poor visibilities, minor street flooding and scattered car accidents. One injury was reported.
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, July 2001
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