1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 27, 1:30 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 230 PM EDT TUE AUG 27 2002 SHORT-TERM: ETA/AVN HANDLING THE UPPER LOW OVER ERN TN A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY BEYOND 48 HOURS. THE AVN RETROGADES IT BACK TO THE SW WHILE THE ETA LEAVES IT NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE IT FILLS. EITHER SOLUTION WILL MAINTAIN DEEP MOIST FLOW OVER THE ERN CAROLINAS THROUGH THE WORKWEEK. PLAN TO CONTINUE 60-80 POPS THROUGH THU...TRENDING DOWN ON FRI AS SFC FRONT...WHICH HAS BEEN THE FOCUS OF THE CONVECTION...MOVES FURTHER INLAND. ONSHORE LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL LIMIT MAX TEMPS AT OR BELOW CLIMO THROUGH FRI...WITH LOWS 70-75. EXTENDED: UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA FROM OFF THE ATLANTIC WHILE SFC RIDGE NOSES IN FROM NE. PLAN TO KEEP SUN-TUE DRY WITH HIGHS UPPER 80S COAST TO AROUND 90 INLAND. MARINE: SOUTHERLY FLOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT AS LOW SLOWLY GETS PUSHED BACK W WITH BERMUDA HIGH NUDGING IN. FLOW TO BECOME SE AND FINALLY E BEFORE WEEKEND AS HIGH CONTINUES TO PUSH W TOWARD REGION. WILL INITIALIZE SPEEDS 15 TO 20 KTS THROUGH WED AND THEN KEEP GENERALLY 15 KTS OR LESS. WINDS TURN AROUND TO SE THU AND FINALLY E OVER WEEKEND WITH HIGH PUSHING IN. SEAS TNGT 4-5 AND 5 FT WED. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 4 FT OR LESS REMAINDER OF PERIOD. PUBLIC: CRM MARINE: PJN ILM 74 84 73 85 / 60 80 60 40 LBT 72 82 71 83 / 60 80 60 40 FLO 72 84 71 85 / 60 80 60 40 MYR 74 83 73 84 / 60 80 60 40 .ILM... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. ...ADDED WWA LINE/PRELIM NUMBERS...
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:02 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home on Claremont Ave. The fire completely destroyed the home.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in South 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: 5316334.