A strong pressure gradient and a saturated ground combined to blow down a tree in Dillon.
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The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
A strong pressure gradient and a saturated ground combined to blow down a tree in Dillon.
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 Dec 9, 3:22 AM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 619 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 AMZ254-256-101130- LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 619 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 803 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ087-096-097-099>101-101130- ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER- 619 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ250-252-101130- SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 619 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 801 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-101130- MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-HORRY-WILLIAMSBURG- GEORGETOWN- 619 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...TORNADO WATCH 803 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. III
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</html>SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 302 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 NCZ096-090830- BLADEN- 302 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BLADEN COUNTY... AT 302 AM EST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS...5 MILES NORTH OF LISBON...OR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 45 MPH WIND GUSTS. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE ELIZABETHTOWN...HICKORY GROVE...LAGOON...LISBON AND WHITE LAKE. 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. BACON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 652 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 SCZ017-023-091245- MARLBORO-DARLINGTON- 652 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 AT 651 AM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE...10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALLACE...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF CHERAW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 80 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE BENNETTSVILLE... DARLINGTON...HARTSVILLE...AUBURN...BROWNSVILLE...CHAVISTOWN...CLIO... CLYDE...DOVESVILLE...DUNBAR...FLOYD AND KELLYTOWN. 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. III
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down on South 16th Avenue.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, December 2009
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 204175.