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NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 17, 8:50 AM EST, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 950 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004 .SHORT TERM (THIS AFTERNOON)... INSTABILITY AND PRECIPITABLE WATER WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY... HOWEVER EXPECT SOME WARMING ALOFT AS A POCKET OF -12C AIR PROGRESSES ACROSS THE REGION FOLLOWED BY 500MB TEMPERATURES IN THE -7 TO -9C RANGE. DIFFUSE BOUNDARY JUST NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND DEWPOINTS HAVE REBOUNDED INTO THE 70S. GOOD CHANCE POPS LOOK REASONABLE THIS AFTERNOON...HIGHEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES. EXPECT AN ACTIVE SEA BREEZE ALONG WITH SMALL SCALE CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS TO BE THE PRIMARY LOW LEVEL MECHANISMS. OVERALL THE FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE WITH NO UPDATE REQUIRED. && .MARINE... WEAK WARM FRONT OVER THE EASTERN CAROLINAS CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTH...BUT STILL SOME BAGGINESS NOTED IN THE PRESSURE PATTERN ACROSS SC. THIS FEATURE EXTENDS FAR ENOUGH INTO THE COASTAL WATERS TO KEEP WINDS IN THE 10 KT RANGE INITIALLY...BUT EXPECT GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN UP THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE GETS ORGANIZED OVER THE DEEP SOUTH. WILL WORK A LITTLE MORE DETAIL INTO FIRST PERIOD WIND FORECAST. SEAS STILL 4 FT AT 41013...BUT 2-3 FT LOOKS ACCEPTABLE IN THE COASTAL WATERS. OTHERWISE NO MAJOR CHANGES. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && .ILM FORECAST TEAM... PUBLIC: PFAFF MARINE: RAS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1055 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-181000- BLADEN-BRUNSWICK-COLUMBUS-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-GEORGETOWN- HORRY-MARION-MARLBORO-NEW HANOVER-PENDER-ROBESON-WILLIAMSBURG- 1055 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FROM SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES FROM BALD HEAD ISLAND TO SURFSIDE BEACH. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE STRONGEST A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE WHICH OCCURS 215 PM EDT. A WARM FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD AT THIS TIME BUT ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PEE DEE REGION. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WOULD BE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SRP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
148 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM FLOOD CONWAY 33.84N 79.05W
07/17/2004 HORRY SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY ROADS FLOODED IN THE CITY WITH UP TO 1 FOOT OF WATER
IN MANY PLACES. SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE.
&&
SRPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
206 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM LIGHTNING SUNSET BEACH 33.87N 78.51W
07/17/2004 BRUNSWICK NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
LIGHTNING STRUCK A MAN AT SUNSET BEACH CAUSING A LARGE
ENTRANCE AND EXIT WOUND. STATUS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
0150 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S LELAND 34.18N 78.04W
07/17/2004 BRUNSWICK NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE BLOCKING DAWS CREEK RD OFF HIGHWAY 133. THE
TREE IS BLOCKING THE ENTIRE ROAD.
&&
SRPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
214 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM HAIL 4 S MYRTLE GROVE 34.08N 77.88W
07/17/2004 1.00 INCH NEW HANOVER NC AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL BETWEEN MONKEY JUNCTION AND
SNOWS CUT.
&&
RASPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
246 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM TSTM WND DMG ORTON PLANTATION 34.06N 77.94W
07/17/2004 BRUNSWICK NC PUBLIC
TREES DOWN OFF OF HWY 133.
&&
43SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 251 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004 NCZ096-097-172000- BLADEN-PENDER- 251 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AT 250 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING EXTENDING FROM THE TOWNS OF COUNCIL AND KELLY IN BLADEN COUNTY...ACROSS CURRIE AND ROCKY POINT IN SOUTHERN PENDER COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THROUGH 4 PM...MOST LOCATIONS IN EASTERN BLADEN AND THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF PENDER COUNTY CAN EXPECT THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL OCCUR IN A SHORT TIME WHICH MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON SECONDARY ROADS OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. REMAIN INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS WHILE THE STORMS CROSS YOUR LOCATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. TRA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
253 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM MARINE TSTM WIND WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 34.21N 77.80W
07/17/2004 40 MPH NEW HANOVER NC MESONET
35 KNOT WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE OCEANIC RESTAURANT ON
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH.
&&
DOPPLERThe Wilmington radar (KLTX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:00 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Georgetown 911 reported a large tree down on power lines.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, July 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: 5415958.