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 Sep 10, 3:18 PM EST, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED FOR RIP CURRENT INFO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 544 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2004 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-101400- BLADEN NC-BRUNSWICK NC-COLUMBUS NC-DARLINGTON SC-DILLON SC- FLORENCE SC-GEORGETOWN SC-HORRY SC-MARION SC-MARLBORO SC- NEW HANOVER NC-PENDER NC-ROBESON NC-WILLIAMSBURG SC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...BURGAW...CONWAY... DARLINGTON...DILLON...ELIZABETHTOWN...FLORENCE...GEORGETOWN... HAMPSTEAD...HARTSVILLE...KINGSTREE...LAKE CITY...LELAND...LORIS... LUMBERTON...MARION...MULLINS...MURRELLS INLET...MYRTLE BEACH... SHALLOTTE...SOUTHPORT...TABOR CITY...WHITEVILLE AND WILMINGTON 544 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. THE BEST CHANCES ARE NEAR THE COAST. NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER OR WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY FOR ALL BEACH EXPOSURES HERE IN THE EASTERN CAROLINAS. THREE TO FOUR FOOT SWELLS SWELLS PRODUCED SEVERAL DAYS AGO BY HURRICANE IVAN ARE REACHING THE COAST TODAY. THIS ADDED WAVE ENERGY WILL PRODUCE MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER RIP CURRENTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD NEAR THE COAST. MONDAY AND TUESDAY SHOULD BE DRY FOR INLAND SECTIONS...WITH AT LEAST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THE REST OF THE PERIOD. NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. HURRICANE IVAN IS FORECAST BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TO BE LOCATED IN NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STORM SHOULD BE MOVING NORTH AT THAT TIME IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. EFFECTS FROM IVAN COULD BE FELT IN THE CAROLINAS ANYTIME THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK. KEEP UPDATED ON THE LATEST INFORMATION AND OFFICIAL FORECASTS AS IVAN APPROACHES A UNITED STATES LANDFALL NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY. TRA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 340 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2004 NCZ097-101-110800- NEW HANOVER-PENDER- 340 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2004 ...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY FROM SURF CITY TO EAST BALD HEAD ISLAND... LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IVAN WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO EAST BALD HEAD ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA. THE EFFECTS FROM RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST COMMONLY SEEN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND NOON ON SATURDAY. REMEMBER...RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMEMBER TO REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. ONCE YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP THEN BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE. BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER...HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFE GUARDS...OR LOOK FOR FLAGS OR SIGNS THAT MAY BE POSTED TO INFORM YOU ABOUT SURF CONDITIONS. 43
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
A sheriff reported Hwy 133 flooded near Brunswick Cove nursing home.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, September 2004
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: 5423648.