1 hail, 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 May 12, 1:05 PM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC 205 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2001 ZFP: CONVECTION HAS BEGUN TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. IT APPEARS THAT THE DRY AIR BEING ENTRAINED INTO THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION HAS SUPPRESSED THE CLOUD DEVELOPMENT A BIT. AS THE VORTEX CONTINUES TO LIFT OFF TO THE NORTHEAST CONVECTION IS FORMING IN THE MOISTURE GRADIENT TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER. WITH THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED UP INTO THE UPPER 80S WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 60S ALONG THE COAST BUT IN THE 55-60 DEGREE RANGE INLAND. SO AS FRONT APPROACHES OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO EXIT THE COAST BY SUNDAY MORNING. NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION LATE ON TUESDAY IS WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE MEAN TROUGH. CWF: CURRENT WINDS AT FPSN7 IS RUNNING BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS. THE COASTAL OBSERVATIONS AT 2 PM INDICATED 23 KNOTS AT SPRINGMAID PIER. SO WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL CONTINUE SMALL CRAFT FOR WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DROP BELOW SCA CRITERIA AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SUNDAY. FCSTID = 7 ILM 61 76 51 79 / 50 10 0 0 LBT 59 77 48 82 / 40 10 0 0 FLO 59 79 49 83 / 40 10 0 0 MYR 62 75 50 78 / 50 10 0 0 .ILM... NC...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ250-252. SC...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORYF AMZ254-256. HAWKINS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
432 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2001
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0430 PM PAWLEYS ISLAND SC .75 INCH HAIL
05/12/01 GEORGETOWN DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
SPOTTER
DLThe Wilmington radar (KLTX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:41 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tabor City fire department reported golfball size hail on Hwy 410. The hail broke the windshield wiper of a car.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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