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 May 16, 1:25 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 225 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2003 PUBLIC: BACK DOOR COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SAT MRNG WILL INCREASE CONVECTIVE POPS TO THE HIGH CHANCE CATEGORY LATE TONIGHT. WEDGE PATTERN BUILDING SOUTH ALONG THE COAST WILL HELP KEEP LOW LEVELS MOIST THRU AT LEAST SUNDAY. WILL KEEP POPS IN THE HIGH CHC TO LIKELY CATEGORIES THRU THEN WITH PREDOMINANTLY INTERMITTENT STRATIFORM PRECIP. RIDGE HANGS ON ALONG THE EAST COAST THRU EARLY TUE WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF PRECIP EACH DAY. NEXT SYSTEM PASSES THRU WED/THU BEFORE HIGH PRES BUILDS IN AGAIN FRI. MARINE: FAIRLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS UNTIL A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT DROPS S EARLY SAT. WINDS THEREAFTER WILL BE OUT OF THE NE AT 15-20 KT OR SO...HIGHEST FROM CAPE FEAR NORTH. WINDS SHOULD SHIFT A BIT MORE TO THE E MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES MOVES OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST. THE HIGH APPEARS TO MOVE DOWN THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TUE ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY. SW WINDS INCREASE WED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SEAS SHOULD BUILD OVER THE WEEKEND DUE TO THE PROLONGED NE FETCH...HOWEVER PLAN TO KEEP JUST BELOW SCA LEVELS. FCSTID = 40 ILM 67 76 63 74 / 50 60 50 50 LBT 65 77 62 72 / 50 60 50 50 FLO 67 81 64 77 / 50 60 50 50 MYR 68 76 64 74 / 50 60 50 50 .ILM... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. PUBLIC: KREITNER MARINE: JAQ
NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-161110- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 510 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. SRP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
0347 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
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0320 PM 2 S GEORGETOWN SC 1.75 IN HAIL
05/16/03 GEORGETOWN
DRHThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A spotter reported trees down. Quarter size hail was also reported.
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, May 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5356049.