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 Mar 5, 2:30 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 230 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGING INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES NEAR 70 THERE IS ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEAR SEVERE STRENGTH SO A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS UP UNTIL 7 PM. SURFACE DEW POINTS ARE ONLY AS HIGH AS 40...AND WITH LIMITED MOISTURE ALOFT THE BEST THREAT IS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES EAST AND THE SURFACE FRONT...NOW MOVING SOUTH ACROSS CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-LENOIR COUNTIES...CROSSES THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THERE WILL BE RAPID DRYING AND STABILIZING FOR CLEARING SKIES AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS TONIGHT... A SHORT LIVED PERIOD OF COLD ADVECTION BEFORE THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OUT TO SEA SUNDAY AND A WARMING WESTERLY FLOW RETURNS... BECOMING SW MONDAY...WITH SURFACE WINDS BECOMING SW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING ON MONDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT CLIPPER SHORT WAVE. .LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)... LONG WAVE UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. GFS SHOWS NEXT CLIPPER SHORT WAVE PHASING BETTER WITH GULF MOISTURE THAN THE ONE TODAY...WITH BETTER RAIN POTENTIAL MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUE. GFS SHOWS ANOTHER COUPLE OF WAVES LATER IN THE WEEK FOR CONTINUED UNSETTLED CONDITIONS. && .AVIATION... A DYNAMIC AFTERNOON IN STORE AS THE COLD FRONT MAKES ITS WAY TOWARD THE EASTERN CAROLINAS. BASED ON KLTX VWP WILL CARRY GUSTS TO 25 KT AS THE PREVAILING CONDITION THIS AFTERNOON. WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS ALOFT...ANY SHOWERS THAT GET GOING SHOULD MIX THOSE DOWN TO THE SFC FAIRLY EFFICIENTLY. THUNDER IS A LOW ENOUGH PROBABILITY THAT I CHOSE NOT TO INCLUDE IT...BUT DID CARRY A CB DESIGNATOR AND GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE TEMPO GROUPS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HAD SOME MARGINAL REPORTS OF LLWS AT KILM THIS MORNING...BUT NOTHING SINCE 16Z. VWP ALSO SHOWS THINGS MORE MIXED OUT NOW...SO WILL NOT CARRY ANY LLWS IN THIS ISSUANCE. DIMINISHING WINDS AND VFR CONDITIONS AFTER 00Z. && .MARINE... COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE WATERS TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL...THEN VEER NORTHWESTERLY WITH ITS PASSAGE. COOL SHELF WATERS ARE LIMITING SPEEDS NEAR SHORE...CARO- COOPS BUOY 3 NM OFF SUNSET BEACH INDICATING SPEEDS ONLY AROUND 15 KT...WHILE SPEEDS ACROSS THE WARMER WATER OFFSHORE ARE MUCH HIGHER (FRYING PAN BUOY 20-25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS). BY 12Z SUNDAY A WEAK RIDGE AXIS WILL QUICKLY BUILD TOWARD THE COAST AND COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE MORNING. THUS EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS TO COME TO AN END DURING THE OVERNIGHT. BENIGN CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...THEN THE SOUTHWESTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. GFS LOOKS TOO STRONG IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW REGIME MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. NOAA WAVEWATCH III HEIGHTS ARE ALSO TOO HIGH AT THAT TIME. THE FRONT WILL PASS OFF THE COAST DURING TUESDAY WITH A PERIOD OF STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IN ITS WAKE. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MIGRATE OVER THE REGION DURING WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ250-252-254-256. && SHORT/LONG TERM...TM MARINE...PFAFF AVIATION...RAS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 145 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-061105- 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 145 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH DAMAGING WIND AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL POTENTIAL. BY SUNDOWN MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE OFF THE COAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ILM M
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1159 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-060000- 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 1159 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THE COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE LIMITED...ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. STAY TUNED TO ALL HAZARDS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. RAS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 247 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-052200- BLADEN-BRUNSWICK-COLUMBUS-NEW HANOVER-PENDER-ROBESON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...ELIZABETHTOWN...HAMPSTEAD... LELAND...LUMBERTON...SHALLOTTE...SOUTHPORT...TABOR CITY... WHITEVILLE AND WILMINGTON 247 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 ...SHOWERS AND STORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS... THROUGH 5 PM...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL BE BRIEF...BUT STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM...SO RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO ALL HAZARDS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. RAS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 314 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 SCZ032-033-039-046-052200- FLORENCE-GEORGETOWN-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...GEORGETOWN...KINGSTREE... LAKE CITY...MARION...MULLINS AND MURRELLS INLET 314 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 ...SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS... A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO FLORENCE AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES FROM THE WEST BY 330 PM...AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PUSH INTO MARION AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES AFTER 4 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM...SO RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO ALL HAZARDS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 336 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 SCZ034-052130- HORRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...LORIS AND MYRTLE BEACH 336 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 THROUGH 430 PM...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH ACROSS HORRY COUNTY WILL CAUSE WIND GUSTS AT LEAST 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ILM TM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
344 PM EST SAT MAR 05 2005
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0335 PM HAIL SOCASTEE 33.68N 79.00W
03/05/2005 0.25 INCH HORRY SC AMATEUR RADIO
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NEILESThe Wilmington radar (KLTX), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning damage several buildings downtown. Numerous limbs were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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