A stalled surface front and back building convection produced heavy rains in Wilmington, NC.
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A stalled surface front and back building convection produced heavy rains in Wilmington, NC.
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 Jul 6, 6:35 PM EST, 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 735 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL MAKE SLOW SOUTHWARD PROGRESS ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND THEN LINGER NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA-GEORGIA BORDER TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN FROM THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH FRIDAY. BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL THE WEATHER LOCALLY OVER THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED INTO THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA AND WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY PUSHING SOUTH THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. CONVECTION IS STARTING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT...BUT CLOUD COVER HAS HELD TEMPS IN THE LOW 80S ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AND LIMITED INSTABILITY. ONLY DEVELOPMENT LOOKS TO BE ALONG THE FRONT ITSELF...SO FAR EVEN THE SEA BREEZE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIRE CONVECTION. WEAK SURFACE WAVE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT AND CROSSES THE REGION OVERNIGHT. WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL ACCOMPANY THE SURFACE FEATURE AND MAY ENHANCE ACTIVITY RESULTING FROM LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE. EXPECT PRECIP TO BE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT WITH A SLOW DRYING TREND FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REMAIN OVER 2 INCHES THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND THEN FALL JUST BELOW 2 INCHES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMBINED WITH STORM MOTIONS AROUND 5 KT COULD LEAD TO SOME FLOOD ISSUES IN AREAS THAT FLOOD EASILY. DRIER AIR ACROSS INLAND NC COUNTIES WILL RESULT IN THESE AREAS SEEING THE COOLEST OVERNIGHT TEMPS...UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL REMAIN IN THE LOWER 70S. PREVIOUS SHIFT HAD INCLUDED FOG IN THE FORECAST...AND SOME OF THE 12Z MOS SUGGESTS IT MAY HAPPEN. THERE IS PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND THE SURFACE BOUNDARY IN THE AREA...BUT FORECAST SOUNDINGS AND FOUS DATA INDICATE LOWEST LEVELS MAY REMAIN WELL MIXED...RESULTING IN MORE STRATUS AND LESS FOG. SO WENT AHEAD AND PULLED FOG FROM FORECAST. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...EXPECT TO BEGIN TUESDAY WITH THE COLD FRONT ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF THE ILM CWA. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PRESS TO THE SOUTH...AND MOST OF THE MOISTURE WILL BE SUPPRESSED TO THE SOUTH WITH IT. CURRENT FORECAST HAS POPS AND CLOUD COVER TAPERED FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...ALTHOUGH THE GRADIENT MAY BE SHARPER THAN ACTUALLY DEPICTED AT THIS TIME. FROM TUE NIGHT ONWARD WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH DRY AIR DRAWN IN FROM THE NORTH TO ALLOW FOR A DRY FORECAST. TEMPS NEAR CLIMO TUE/TUE NIGHT...THEN A FEW DEGREES WARMER WED AND WED NIGHT. ONCE AGAIN SEEING THE 2-3 DEGREE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GFS MOS AND NAM MOS IN MAX TEMPS...AND HAVE FAVORED THE COOLER NAM MOS GIVEN THE ONGOING BIASES. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL EXIST AT THE SURFACE WITH HINTS OF TROUGH ON THURS AS WELL AS SHORTWAVE FORECAST TO MOVE JUST NORTH OF LOCAL AREA OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY FRI. OVERALL MOISTURE SLOWLY ON THE RISE WITH PCP WATER VALUES RISING TO GREATER THAN 1.5 INCHES BY LATE THURS. MAINTAINING A GENERALLY MORE HUMID AIR MASS WITH OVERALL SFC DEWPOINTS ON THE RISE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THEREFORE EXPECT SLIGHT CHC OF DIURNALLY FORCED CONVECTION ALONG SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY AND PIEDMONT TROUGH FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT STILL EXPECTING GREATEST CHC OF PCP MAINLY NORTH LATE THURS INTO EARLY FRI AS SHORTWAVE PASSES AND HEADING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS NEXT FRONT APPROACHES. OVERALL PREVAILING WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE S-SW WITH LAND/SEA BREEZE DOMINATING WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. WINDS SHOULD PICK UP OUT OF THE SW LATE SUN AS GRADIENT FLOW TIGHTENS WITH APPROACH OF NEXT FRONT. MID LEVEL HEIGHTS WILL BE RISING THROUGH THE EXTENDED PEAKING LATE SAT INTO EARLY SUN. LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES WILL RISE FROM AROUND 1400 TO AROUND 1430 M BY SUN AFTN. OVERALL EXPECT TEMPS ABOVE CLIMO AND HOTTEST DAYS SAT AND SUN WITH TEMPS REACHING INTO THE MID 90S INLAND. && .AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... A BOUNDARY WILL LINGER NEAR KILM ALLOWING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS TO AFFECT THE TERMINAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. ELSEWHERE...SCT CONVECTION WILL LIKELY AFFECT KFLO...KMYR AND KCRE THIS EVENING. POTENTIAL FOR IFR/MVFR NEAR THE SHRA/TSRA...OTHERWISE A CHANCE EXISTS FOR IFR CIGS TO DEVELOP AT KLBT OVERNIGHT. BEST SHOT AT SHRA/TSRA TOMORROW WILL BE ALONG THE COAST INLAND TO THE PEE DEE REGION. EXTENDED OUTLOOK THROUGH SATURDAY...POSSIBLE IFR FOG WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNING. ISOLATED CONVECTION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME HIGHLY VARIABLE AS COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. NC WATERS WILL BE IMPACTED FIRST...AND MAY SEE LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND DAYBREAK. FRONT WILL BE ACROSS THE SC WATERS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD WITH WINDS LIGHT AND HIGHLY VARIABLE. SEAS WILL RUN 2 TO 4 FT THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT THERE MAY BE SOME LOW PERIOD WIND WAVE MAKING CONDITIONS CHOPPY. SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER OR JUST SOUTH OF THE LONG BAY WATERS TUE MORNING. NE WINDS WILL TAKE HOLD...WITH SOME VEERING TUE AFTERNOON DUE TO SEABREEZE EFFECTS. HOWEVER WITH THE FRONT STILL FAIRLY CLOSE AND NO COLD AIR SURGE BEHIND IT...SPEEDS GENERALLY AROUND 10 KT. SIMILAR TREND ON WED AS SYNOPTIC WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE E-NE DUE TO WEAK GRADIENT...AND AFTERNOON/EVENING SEABREEZE INFLUENCES WILL AGAIN PLAY A ROLE. SEAS GENERALLY 2-3 FT BUT WE COULD SEE A FEW STRAY 4-FOOTERS IN THE OUTER WATERS EARLY ON. NATURALLY IF ANY DEVELOPING SFC LOW IS STRONGER AND/OR CLOSER TO SHORE THAN ADVERTISED...E-NE WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER THAN CURRENT FORECAST REFLECTS. LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...EXPECT RELATIVELY BENIGN SEAS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS DOMINATED BY LAND/SEA BREEZES. SEAS WILL BASICALLY BE 3 FT OR LESS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH WINDS 10 KTS OR LESS. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && NEAR TERM...III SHORT TERM...RAS LONG TERM...RGZ AVIATION...SRP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 352 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 NCZ097-101-SCZ034-046-072000- PENDER-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN- 352 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ087-096-099-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-072000- ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION- WILLIAMSBURG- 352 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. NCZ100-072000- BRUNSWICK- 352 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ250-252-254-256-072000- 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- 352 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 631 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 SCZ032-039-062330- FLORENCE-WILLIAMSBURG- 631 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ALONG THE BORDER BETWEEN FLORENCE AND WILLIAMSBURG COOUNTIES... AT 630 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS...4 MILES NORTHEAST OF NIXONVILLE...OR 5 MILES WEST OF LAKE CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE LAKE CITY...CADES... HANNAH...HEBRON...HEBRON CROSSROADS...INDIANTOWN...NIXONVILLE... CENTRAL CROSSROADS AND SCRANTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM. RGZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 632 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 SCZ032-039-062330- FLORENCE-WILLIAMSBURG- 632 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ALONG THE BORDER BETWEEN FLORENCE AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES... AT 630 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS...4 MILES NORTHEAST OF NIXONVILLE...OR 5 MILES WEST OF LAKE CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE LAKE CITY...CADES... HANNAH...HEBRON...HEBRON CROSSROADS...INDIANTOWN...NIXONVILLE... CENTRAL CROSSROADS AND SCRANTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM. RGZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 705 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 SCZ017-023-024-032-033-070000- MARLBORO-DILLON-DARLINGTON-FLORENCE-MARION- 705 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...A COUPLE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DARLINGTON COUNTY... AT 700 PM EDT...A COUPLE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST OF DOVESVILLE AND NORTH OF MECHANICSVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE TOWARD FLORENCE COUNTY AND WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF MARLBORO AND DILLON COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE DARLINGTON...FLORENCE... HARTSVILLE...AUBURN...BLUE BRICK...BROWNSVILLE...CLYDE... DOVESVILLE...FLOYD...KELLYTOWN...LYDIA AND MARS BLUFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM. RGZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 712 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 SCZ032-039-070015- FLORENCE-WILLIAMSBURG- 712 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY... AT 709 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS BETWEEN NIXONVILLE AND CADES...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF KINGSTREE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORENCE COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORM HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE KINGSTREE...LAKE CITY... CADES...EARLE...GOURDIN...HEBRON...HEBRON CROSSROADS...HEMINGWAY... HENRY...INDIANTOWN...MORRISVILLE AND NESMITH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM. RGZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 742 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 SCZ039-070045- WILLIAMSBURG- 742 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY... AT 740 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS...5 MILES SOUTH OF CADES... OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF KINGSTREE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAUSING PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE KINGSTREE...CADES... EARLE...GOURDIN...HEBRON...HEBRON CROSSROADS...HEMINGWAY...HENRY... INDIANTOWN...MORRISVILLE...NESMITH AND NIXONVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM. RGZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 752 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 NCZ096-099-100-070100- COLUMBUS-BLADEN-BRUNSWICK- 752 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...BROKEN LINE OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE TRI-COUNTY AREA... AT 737 PM EDT...A NEARLY STATIONARY BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH ONE HOUR RATES BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES...EXTENDED FROM CRUSOE ISLAND ACROSS BOLTON TO RIEGELWOOD. THE ACTIVITY IS MOVING EAST AT 18 MPH BUT WILL CONTINUE TO RE-DEVELOP ACROSS LOCATIONS HAVING JUST MOVED ACROSS. THIS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ACROSS ROADWAYS OF POOR DRAINAGE...AND ALSO OF LOW LYING LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION...RUNOFF WILL TEMPORARILY FILL THE DITCHES OF RURAL ROADWAYS ALONG FARMLANDS...POSSIBLY OVERFLOWING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THESE ROADS. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE BETHEL...BUGHILL...CRUSOE ISLAND...DELCO...FREEMAN...HALLSBORO...LAKE WACCAMAW...MOLLIE... NAKINA...OLD DOCK...REDBUG AND RIEGELWOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TEMPORARY LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM. HOEHLER
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:00 UTC.
4 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall produced multiple reports of flooded cars and flooded streets. There were several stalled cars on Racine Drive with standing water up to the hoods of the vehicles, and cars were stranded at the 1000 block of Rankin Drive and Wagner Drive.
At three apartment complexes on Racine Drive the first floor apartments were flooded.
New Hanover County 911 reports two instances of a vehicle pushed by flood waters into a retention pond. One occurred in the Sam's Club parking lot on College Road and the other in the Frog Pond Place apartment complex on Darlington Avenue.
Cars stranded by flood waters on Rankin Drive and Wagner Drive in Wilmington.
A canal has overflowed its banks and onto Princess Place Drive between Barclay Hills Drive and North 23rd street. One foot of water was observed flowing across the roadway.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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