1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Mar 15, 10:16 AM EST, 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC 1016 AM EST THU MAR 15 2001 LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA WITH A WARM FRONT EMANATING EASTWARD TOWARD EXTREME SOUTHEAST SC. LATEST MESO-ETA CONTINUES TREND IN MODELS OF MOVING THIS BOUNDARY THROUGH THE CWFA AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST. EXPECT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO COME TO AN END AROUND NOON-1PM. GOING HIGH TEMPERATURE FORECASTS LOOK TO BE IN LINE. AFTER WIDESPREAD PRECIP ENDS...CHC POPS WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. CWF...E-SE WINDS EXPECTED TO BECOME S-SW BY DAYS END WITH SPEEDS REACHING 25 TO 30 KT. FCSTID = 31 ILM 70 53 77 51 / 100 10 10 10 LBT 68 50 75 46 / 100 0 10 10 FLO 70 52 78 48 / 100 0 10 10 MYR 70 52 76 50 / 100 10 10 10 .ILM... NC...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SURF CITY TO LITTLE RIVER INLET. SC...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LITTLE RIVER INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER. RAN
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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An estimated 70 mph straight line wind gusts from the SE blew apart 2 east-facing post and sheet metal construction horse stables on Hodges Road. 2 of the 6 horses in the stables sustained minor cuts. There was no damage to nearby double-wide and single-wide trailers, with minor damage to a shed.
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