1 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 Sep 1, 1:25 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 225 PM EDT SUN SEP 1 2002 PERSISTENT SWATH OF LIGHT RAIN HAS LINGERED OVER THE WRN THIRD OF THE CWA THROUGH MID-AFTN BUT HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF DISSIPATING LAST HOUR. THIS WEAK REGION OF LIFT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF MID-UPPER LEVEL JET LIFTING ACROSS EASTERN NC THIS AM...ALONG WITH WEAK H5 SHEAR AXIS ACROSS THE REGION. AS THE JET LIFTS FURTHER NE... EXPECT THE COVERAGE TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE. BIGGEST QUESTIONS NOW CONCERN THE MOVEMENT OF THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FL. EXPECT IT TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY ALTHOUGH A SFC TROUGH AXIS WILL CONTINUE TO LAY JUST OFF THE COAST. THINK MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL BE ALONG THE TROF AXIS SO WILL KEEP POPS IN CHANCE CATEGORY. PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EVENTUAL WHEREABOUTS OF THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE. MODELS SUGGEST IT WILL MEANDER ALONG THE SE US COAST THROUGH THE WEEK. AT THIS TIME...PLAN TO KEEP CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE EXTENDED. PLENTY OF CLOUDS SHOULD KEEP MAX TEMPS IN LOW-MID 80S WITH THE PSBL EXCEPTION OF TUE-WED WHEN INLAND COULD SEE A MIX OF SUN. WILL HEGDE TOWARD WARMER MOS THESE DAYS. LOWS MAINLY AROUND 70 THROUGHOUT. CWF: ONSHORE FLOW TO CONTINUE NEXT 5 DAYS. MAIN PLAYER WILL BE THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE NOW JUST N OF THE BAHAMAS. BASED ON COORD CALL WITH MPC AND CHS WILL TAKE A CONSERVATIVE ROUTE FOR NOW WITH SE 15 KT AND 4-5 FT THRU TUE NIGHT AND CONTINUE THAT THEME FOR MUCH OF THE EXTENDED. HOWEVER WILL HIT THE SYSTEM HARDER IN THE SYNOPSIS. COASTAL TROF WILL DETERMINE NEAR TERM...AND WILL GO WITH NE-E EVENTUALLY VEERING MORE SE. SEAS JUST NOT BUILDING UP SO 4-5 FT SHOULD COVER IT. FCSTID = 33 KILM 71 80 71 83 / 40 40 30 50 KLBT 69 77 69 87 / 50 30 30 40 KFLO 69 77 69 87 / 50 30 30 40 KMYR 71 80 71 82 / 40 40 30 50 .ILM... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. PUBLIC: CRM MARINE: RAS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain fell on already saturated soil, causing numerous reports of street flooding in Wilmington. 911 reported flooding on New Centre Drive, Wedgefield Drive, River Road, Greenbriar and Billmark roads, and the North College Road exit to I-40.
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, September 2002
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