1 lightning, 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 13, 1:42 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 242 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... CONVECTION FIRING UP ALL AROUND AS SHORTWAVE...MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS AFD...MOVES INTO THE REGION. WAVE APPEARS TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED. BUMPED UP POPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 50 WITH ACTIVITY EXPECTED DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. PLAN TO ISSUE AFTERNOON PACKAGE WITH PRE-FIRST PERIOD. CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL MIRROR TODAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COVERAGE OF CONVECTION. GFS/CANADIAN SHOW ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE ROTATING AROUND THE REMNANTS OF DENNIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT COVERAGE/INTENSITY OF ACTIVITY ON THURSDAY TO RESEMBLE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM COVERAGE ON FRIDAY LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A LITTLE LESS WITH DIURNAL HEATING AND POSSIBLY A SEA BREEZE BEING THE ONLY REAL MECHANISMS TO PROMOTE CONVECTION. WENT WITH 40 POPS WHICH IS IN LINE WITH BOTH THE MAV AND MET MOS NUMBERS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO. && .LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... MEDIUM AND LONG RANGE GUIDANCE...12Z GFS/00Z ECMWF/00Z CANADIAN KEEP BERMUDA HIGH IN PLACE THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. CONTINUED WITH TREND OF DIURNAL CONVECTION AND TEMPERATURES NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO. && .MARINE... NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE GOING FORECAST WITH BERMUDA HIGH IN CHARGE THROUGH THE PERIOD. EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN GENERALLY SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY AND LIGHT WITH SEAS OF AROUND 3 FEET...GIVE OR TAKE A FOOT. POPULATED EXTENDED WINDS PORTION USING HPC GUIDANCE WITH A GFS BACKGROUND...RATHER THAN THE USUAL DGEX. DGEX WAS NOT LOOKING REALISTIC AS FAR AS WIND DIRECTION GOES. && AVIATION... WIDESPREAD CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. APPEARS COASTAL TERMINALS WILL BE SPARED FOR THE MOST PART...WITH FLO POTENTIALLY SEEING A SECOND ROUND OF STORMS BETWEEN 20-22Z. DUE TO THE RAINFALL...THINK FOG COULD BE A FACTOR OVERNIGHT. AT THIS TIME JUST WENT WITH MVFR...BUT IFR FOG POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND AGAIN TOMORROW WITH CONVECTION FIRING AGAIN AFTER 15-16Z. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && AVIATION...JAQ MARINE...REK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1254 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034- 039-046-140915- COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER- MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-HORRY-WILLIAMSBURG- GEORGETOWN- 1254 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...AND ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE. ANY STORMS WHICH DO BECOME SEVERE HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ALSO...FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECT TO BE BELOW SEVERE LIMITS AND NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. JAQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 205 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-140000- ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO- DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-HORRY-WILLIAMSBURG-GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW... SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON... FLORENCE...MARION...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...KINGSTREE... GEORGETOWN 205 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...AND ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE. ANY STORMS WHICH DO BECOME SEVERE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. JAQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 254 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 SCZ039-046-131930- GEORGETOWN SC-WILLIAMSBURG SC- 254 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES... AT 250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN...OR 18 MILES EAST OF SAINT STEPHEN....MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ANDREWS AND WARSAW. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM JAQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 308 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 NCZ100-101-132015- BRUNSWICK NC-NEW HANOVER NC- 308 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER BRUNSWICK COUNTY... AT 308 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOLIVIA...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHALLOTTE....MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. OTHER CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE BOLIVIA...LELAND... SILVER LAKE...SUPPLY...WILMINGTON...WINNABOW AND WRIGHTSBORO . THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RJD
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
337 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0326 PM HAIL WILMINGTON 34.21N 77.91W
07/13/2005 0.75 INCH NEW HANOVER NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
WILMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL AT
THE INTERSECTION OF SHIPYARD BOULEVARD AND CAROLINA BEACH
ROAD.
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JAQPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
355 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0352 PM FLOOD WILMINGTON 34.21N 77.91W
07/13/2005 NEW HANOVER NC PUBLIC
FLOODING ALONG 17TH STREET NEAR OLEANDER DRIVE AND DAWSON
STREET. A FOOT OF WATER ON ROADWAY.
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JAQThe Wilmington radar (KLTX), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:04 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck near a lifeguard on Wrightsville Beach. The lifeguard suffered muscle spasms and was treated and released at the local hospital.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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