1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 22, 9:59 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 959 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 .SHORT TERM (OVERNIGHT)... SEVERE THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...NECESSITATING REMOVAL OF SEVERE WORDING FROM ZONES. FIRST ROUND OF SHOWERS WILL BE ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT AS WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH. PRECIP RETURNS SHORTLY BEFORE SUNRISE AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MOVES UP THE COAST. CHANGES WILL BE LIMITED TO CLEANING UP WORDING AND TWEAKING TIMING OF POPS. && .MARINE... ONLY COSMETIC AND WORDING CHANGES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SCA TO CONTINUE. WILL SLIGHTLY VEER WIND DIRECTIONS FOR THE ZONES CLOSER TO THE WARM FRONT. WILL UP WIND SPEEDS 5 KT ESPECIALLY NORTHERN HALF ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT DUE TO DECENT AND RELATIVELY TIGHT SFC PG. WILL CONTINUE OUTLINING THE SEVERE POSSIBILITY FROM CONVECTION ESPECIALLY TOWARDS SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN DURING THE DAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. && .AVIATION... REINSTATED MYR TAF SINCE MYR METARS HAVE BEEN STEADILY TRANSMITTED AND RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. WILL GO WITH THE NEXT POSSIBLE TEMPO GROUP FOR STRONG TSTRM ACTIVITY IN THE 08Z-13Z TIME FRAME. TOO STABLE THIS FAR NORTH FOR THE 1ST ROUND AND MAY AGIN BE THE SAME FOR THE 2ND ROUND ALTHOUGH FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND UPPER IMPULSE TO AID...AND SOME DESTABILIZATION TO OCCUR. FOR NOW WILL BRING ANY THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THESE EARLY MORNING HOURS. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ250-252-254-256. && MARINE/AVIATION...HOEHLER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 830 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-231000- BLADEN-BRUNSWICK-COLUMBUS-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-GEORGETOWN- HORRY-MARION-MARLBORO-NEW HANOVER-PENDER-ROBESON-WILLIAMSBURG- 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 830 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...CAUSING PONDING OF WATER ON LOW-LYING ROADWAYS. SEVERE WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ANOTHER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND THE SAME POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS AS WELL. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS IN THE AREA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ILM RAS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 711 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 SCZ039-046-230200- GEORGETOWN-WILLIAMSBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...KINGSTREE AND MURRELLS INLET 711 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES... AT 710 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS OVER GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES. SOME OF THE RAINFALL HAS BEEN HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF GOURDIN...LANE AND TRIO WHERE RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL RATES AROUND ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCATIONS TO RECEIVE UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN BY 7 PM. THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. STAY TUNED TO ALL HAZARDS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. JAQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 711 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 SCZ039-046-230200- GEORGETOWN-WILLIAMSBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...KINGSTREE AND MURRELLS INLET 711 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES... AT 710 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS OVER GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES. SOME OF THE RAINFALL HAS BEEN HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF GOURDIN...LANE AND TRIO WHERE RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL RATES AROUND ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCATIONS TO RECEIVE UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN BY 9 PM. THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. STAY TUNED TO ALL HAZARDS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. JAQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 816 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-231100- BLADEN-BRUNSWICK-COLUMBUS-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-GEORGETOWN- HORRY-MARION-MARLBORO-NEW HANOVER-PENDER-ROBESON-WILLIAMSBURG- 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 816 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL HAS DIMINISHED TONIGHT... ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY... THE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DIMINISHED FOR TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS...AND PERHAPS A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. STAY TUNED TO ALL HAZARDS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. RAS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1029 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 NCZ100-101-SCZ034-230430- BRUNSWICK NC-HORRY SC-NEW HANOVER NC- 1029 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 AT 1029 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WILL AFFECT LITTLE RIVER INLET...CALABASH...HOLDEN BEACH...BALD HEAD ISLAND AND FORT FISHER THROUGH 1130 PM. THE STORMS WERE OBSERVED MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT COASTAL BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER AND EXTREME NORTHEAST HORRY COUNTY THROUGH 1130 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WPDE-TV REPORTED WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE LITTLE RIVER INLET AND MYRTLE BEACH AREAS AROUND 1025 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL... WINDS OF 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ILM HOEHLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1127 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 NCZ097-230500- PENDER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW AND HAMPSTEAD 1127 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...STRONG WINDS AFFECTING THE COAST... STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BACK EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD THAT HUGS THE IMMEDIATE COAST BETWEEN SURF CITY TO FIGURE EIGHT ISLAND. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH MIDNIGHT OR UNTIL THE PRECIPITATION MOVES FURTHER OUT TO SEA. AN UNOFFICIAL REPORT OF 33 MPH OCCURED AT SURF CITY AROUND 1115 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ILM NCZ100-101-SCZ034-230500- BRUNSWICK-HORRY-NEW HANOVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...LELAND...LORIS...MYRTLE BEACH... SHALLOTTE...SOUTHPORT AND WILMINGTON 1127 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE TO BRIEFLY LASH THE IMMEDIATE COAST... STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ALONG THE BACK EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD THAT CONTINUES TO HUG THE IMMEDIATE COAST BETWEEN FIGURE EIGHT ISLAND...MASONBORO ISLAND...BALD HEAD ISLAND AND OAK ISLAND TO OCEAN ISLE BEACH. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH MIDNIGHT OR UNTIL THE PRECIPITATION MOVES FURTHER OUT TO SEA. LOCATIONS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGH WINDS ARE BETWEEN WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH AND OAK ISLAND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ANY FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...ALSO CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ILM HOEHLER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1135 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 S SUNSET BEACH 33.83N 78.48W
03/22/2005 43 MPH XXX XX BUOY
CARO-COOPS BUOY REPORTED SUSTAINED WIND OF 38 KT AT 0400Z
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031 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 66 mph measured wind gust was recorded at the mesonet station just south of the Carolina Beach pier. There was damage to three houses under construction on Bowfin Rd. One structure lost a roof. Palm trees and scaffolding in the area were blown over.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, March 2005
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5445577.