1 heavy rain, 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 Aug 30, 1:10 AM EST, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 210 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2002 ...FLOOD POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE TODAY... DEEP MOIST PLUME CONTINUES ALONG THE SE COAST...AND APPEARS ANOTHER SLUG OF MSTR WILL WORK UP THE COAST TODAY. ERN ZONES ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING DECENT RAFL...SOME AREAS 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR AND EARLIER TODAY A FEW AREAS RECEIVED ANOTHER THREE INCHES OF RAIN. AVN/ETA BOTH SHOW OMEGA INCREASING LATER THIS MORNING...ESP ACROSS SC. THINK THE ETA HAS DONE THE BETTER JOB OF LATE...ESP IN REGARD TO THE WEDGE. WILL RE-ISSUE THE FLOOD WATCH ALL AREAS FOR TODAY GIVEN CURRENT RADAR TRENDS...PWATS AS HIGH AS THEY ARE AND AN UPPER JET MAX IN A FAVORABLE POSN. UPPER RIDGE OFF THE E COAST WILL NUDGE W TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...AND GRADUALLY THE ZONE OF LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL SHIFT W. SHRA/TSRA SHOULD BECOME LESS NUMEROUS AFTER TODAY...HOWEVER THE ETA HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY DEPICTING A VORT IN THE EASTERLIES TO ROTATE AROUND THE UPPER RIDGE AND POSSIBLY AFFECT THE CAROLINAS SAT/SUN TIME FRAME. CURRENT FCST HAS A 50 POP FOR THAT TIME...AND I WILL NOT ADJUST AT THIS TIME. WILL STICK CLOSER TO COOLER FWC NUMBERS TODAY FOR ILM (MAV LOOKS BETTER INLAND) AND W/ MORE SUNSHINE SAT THINK WE/LL SEE LOWER TO MID 80S MOST AREAS. WILL GO CATEGORICAL POPS TODAY ALL LOCS...LIKELY INLAND TONIGHT (CHANCE COAST)...CHANCE ALL LOCS SAT THROUGH SUN. MARINE: NUMEROUS SHRA/TSRA IN STORE TODAY. THE SFC TROF WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT WWD TODAY...THOUGH IT WILL LIKELY BE SLOWER THAN WHAT THE ETA/AVN DEPICT. WILL PROBABLY STICK CLOSER TO THE RUC IN THE SHORT TERM. WILL SEE A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FETCH DEVELOP THAT WILL CARRY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW SEAS TO GRADUAL BUILD TO POSSIBLY SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS DURING SAT OR SAT NIGHT. WILL CONTINUE WITH INCREASED RIP THREATS GIVEN 2 FT 11-13 S SWELL AND E TO SE FETCH ACROSS THE ADJACENT WATERS. FCSTID = 29 KILM 81 72 83 72 / 80 50 40 50 KLBT 78 70 83 71 / 80 60 50 50 KFLO 79 70 84 71 / 80 60 50 50 KMYR 80 72 83 72 / 80 50 40 50 .ILM... NC...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT ENTIRE CWA. SC...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT ENTIRE CWA. PFAFF
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
442 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0440 AM GEORGETOWN SC FLOOD
08/30/02 GEORGETOWN SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS
CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
CHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
523 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0500 AM GARDEN CITY SC FLOOD
08/30/02 HORRY ROADS FLOODED IN THE CITY
REPORTED BY HORRY COUNTY 911
0515 AM NORTH MYRTLE BEACH SC FLOOD
08/30/02 HORRY LARGE SECTION OF ROADWAY
IMPASSABLE ALONG WITH
NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
555 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0551 AM SHALLOTTE NC FLOOD
08/30/02 BRUNSWICK PORTIONS OF HIWAY 17 SOUTH
ARE FLOODED NEAR 4 MILE
ROAD. NUMEROUS OTHER ROADS
ARE FLOODED.
CHThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding reported at the intersection of Carolina Beach Road and Burnet Blvd. Standing water was reported in the Ogden area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 2002
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5316224.