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 Jul 3, 1:48 PM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC 248 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2001 E-W SFC FRONT WAS LOCATED NEAR ILM-LBT LINE AT 18Z AND HAS BEEN MOVING NWD THIS AFTN. 18Z OBS SHOW TEMPS IN UPPER 70S N OF THE FRONT AND LOWER 80S S. DEWPOINTS ARE MAINLY IN LOWER 70S ON EITHER SIDE ALTHOUGH ILM WAS 77. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG AND S OF THE FRONT AND THESE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING AND LOSS OF WEAK SUPPORT FROM H5 VORT MAX...THINK THE ACTIVITY WILL DIE OFF BY MIDNIGHT. AIRMASS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE THROUGH THU NIGHT. WITH LACK OF A DISTINCT SFC FOCUS...WILL LEAVE POPS IN LOW CHANCE CATEGORY WED-THU. ANTICYCLONIC FLOW WELL OFF THE SE US COAST COULD RESULT IN WEAK DISTURBANCES TRAVERSING THE CWA JUST ABOUT ANY TIME DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...HOWEVER AS USUAL...NOT GOOD AGREEMENT IN MODELS. SFC FRONT EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE COAST EARLY FRI WITH HI PRES DRYING THINGS OUT. WILL KEEP WEEKEND DRY BUT A RETURN OF MOISTURE UNDERWAY BY SUN NIGHT AS THE HI MOVES OFFSHORE AND NEXT FRONT APPROACHES. MRF STALLS THE FRONT OVERHEAD TUE SO WILL MENTION CHANCE POPS TOWARDS END OF EXTENDED. CWF: S TO SW WINDS THROUGH THU NIGHT WITH GRAD INCREASING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. FOR NOW LOOKS LIKE SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 25 KT. FCSTID = 33 ILM 73 88 75 88 / 30 30 20 30 LBT 72 90 72 90 / 30 30 20 30 FLO 73 f91 73 91 / 30 30 20 30 MYR 73 87 75 87 / 30 30 20 30 .ILM... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. CRM
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:02 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency manager reported flooding on Church and Dargan Street. A spotter also reported flooding on 2nd Loop Rd. and other residential streets in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, July 2001
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