A young male drowned as a result of a rip current at Pawleys Island.
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The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
A young male drowned as a result of a rip current at Pawleys Island.
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 May 28, 2:21 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 321 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2007 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK PRODUCING DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TONIGHTS FORECAST AND THE FORECAST FOR THE PAST SEVERAL NIGHTS. WITH HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUING TO RIDGE IN FROM THE EAST WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S. A STRIPE OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS INDICATED OVERNIGHT ON THE GFS AND NAM WILL LIKELY KEEP TEMPERATURES AT LBT A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN LAST NIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE IS INDICATED ELSEWHERE. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE THROUGH THE PERIOD. A BIT OF UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A SOME CIRRUS ACROSS THE AREA. LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SHIFT TO A MORE EAST NORTHEAST FLOW AT LOW LEVELS ABOVE THE SURFACE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW LINGERING MOISTURE FROM A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT NORTH OF THE AREA TO MOVE INTO THE LOCAL AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESAY. MOST OF THE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE H8 TO H7 LEVEL. ALTHOUGH GFS AND SREF SHOWING SOME PCP POTENTIAL ACROSS THE AREA FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE REMAINING OF THE PERIOD...AT THIS TIME KEPT POPS VERY LOW AND INCREASED SKY COVER A BIT. KEPT TEMPS JUST A TAD LOWER WITH SLIGHT INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. WITH SEA BREEZE CONVERGENCE AND A BIT MORE INSTABILITY SHOULD SEE MORE CLOUDS FOR WED AFTN AND CAN NOT RULE OUT A SHOWER OR TWO....BUT KEPT POPS VERY LOW FOR NOW. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... PERIOD START WITH GFS INDICATING REMAINS OF BACK DOOR COLD FRONT IN THE VICINITY. SHOULD BE A FAIR AMOUNT OF CLOUD ASSOCIATED WITH SURFACE BOUNDARY OR ITS LEFT OVER MOISTURE. AT THIS TIME NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO GO WITH ANY MENTION OF POPS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HANGS AROUND INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND...LEADING TO MORE CLOUD COVER BUT UPPER RIDGING ALOFT IS REALLY FIGHTING ANY LOW AND MID LEVEL DYNAMICS. NEXT REAL SHOT AT PRECIP LOOKS TO BE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. BOTH GUIDANCE AND HPC HAVE DELAYED FROPA AGAIN...BY ABOUT 12 TO 24 HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN NEAR TO JUST ABOVE CLIMO THROUGH THE PERIOD. LOWEST DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THERE WILL BE A DECENT AMOUNT OF CLOUDS FROM PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. && .AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SCT CUMULUS WITH BASES 040-050 WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF THE SEABREEZE FRONT...WHICH WILL AGAIN MAKE GOOD INLAND PROGRESS BETWEEN 18-22Z. ASIDE FROM SOME CIRRUS TONIGHT SKIES SHOULD REMAIN CLEAR. A LITTLE GROUND FOG MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...BUT EXPECTED LIMITED SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL COVERAGE DOES NOT WARRANT INCLUSION IN TAFS AT THIS TIME. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE COASTAL WATERS WILL KEEP LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE CENTER OF THE HIGH WILL ACTUALLY RETROGRADE TO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS OVERNIGHT WHICH MAY CREATE LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW LATE. SPEEDS WILL REMAIN < 10 KT. SEAS ARE GENERALLY 2 FT AND LITTLE CHANGE IS ANTICIPATED. .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA THIS PERIOD. THIS IS GOING TO RESULT IN ALMOST VARIABLE WIND DIRECTIONS AT 10 KT OR LESS. AFTERNOON SEABREEZE INFLUENCES WILL BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE IN DETERMINING WIND DIRECTION. MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WINDS SHOULD BE MAINLY FROM THE SE AND MAY BE A KT OR TWO STRONGER ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. SEAS WILL BE 2 TO 3 FT. LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS WEAK THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW. SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY RUN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KT...BUT EXTENDED PERIODS OF WIND SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 KT ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHT WINDS WILL KEEP SEAS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FT. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...RGZ NEAR TERM...TRA SHORT TERM...RGZ LONG TERM...III AVIATION...TRA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 518 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2007 NCZ097-100-101-290930- PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER- 518 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES FROM SURF CITY TO EAST BALD HEAD ISLAND TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ087-096-099-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-290930- ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION- HORRY-WILLIAMSBURG-GEORGETOWN- 518 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ250-252-254-256-290930- SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 518 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RJD
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A young male, reportedly a non-swimmer in the water near a groin at Pawleys Island and was caught in a rip current and drowned. Over the weekend, the fire department responded to three other rip related incidents, all rescued.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Georgetown | 2007-05-28 | 18 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, May 2007
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: 35434.