High instability and outflow boundary interactions briefly pulsed up one thunderstorm to severe levels.
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The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
High instability and outflow boundary interactions briefly pulsed up one thunderstorm to severe levels.
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:40 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree was reported blocking Old Mill Road.
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