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 Jul 2, 8:04 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
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</html>NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-021040- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 440 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE REMNANTS OF A TROPICAL LOW MOVE ALONG THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF THE CAROLINAS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF THE PRONE AREAS SUCH AS DRAINAGE BASINS...LOW-LYING INTERSECTIONS...SMALL CREEKS OR STREAMS. RAINFALL RATES MAY REACH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS WITH A CONTINUED THREAT FOR HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM MAINLY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY. SRP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
0720 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0657 PM 3 S ELIZABETHTOWN NC TORNADO
07/02/03 BLADEN 911 CENTER RECEIVED
REPORTS OF TORNADO ON THE
GROUND NEAR NC HIGHWAY 87
BYPASS AND WHITE CREEK.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Several inches of rain caused standing water on Hwy 701. The emergency manager reported that other secondary roads in the county were impassable.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5373333.