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 Jun 20, 1:30 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.
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</html>NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-202030- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1031 AM EDT FRI JUN 20 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE APPROACHING THE COAST. THE PRIMARY THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALSO...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GREAT PEE DEE RIVER. SEE THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT ISSUED BY NWS WILMINGTON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE GREAT PEE DEE RIVER WILL CONTINUE ABOVE ITS FLOOD STAGE. SEE THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARIES ISSUED BY NWS WILMINGTON .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. HAWKINS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1142 AM EDT FRI JUN 20 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
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0656 PM 1 NE LAKE VIEW SC WIND DAMAGE
06/19/03 DILLON TREES DOWN
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</html>The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:30 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A television newsman reported that several pine trees had their tops snapped off. There was damage to the siding and underpinnings of several mobile homes.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 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: 5364497.