A large cluster of thunderstorms intensified lee of the Appalachians during the late afternoon. The cold pool associated with these thunderstorms gusted out ahead of the storms and accelerated.
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The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
A large cluster of thunderstorms intensified lee of the Appalachians during the late afternoon. The cold pool associated with these thunderstorms gusted out ahead of the storms and accelerated.
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 Jun 14, 2:00 PM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 608 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2010 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-152215- ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO- DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-HORRY-WILLIAMSBURG-GEORGETOWN- 608 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM MAY BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH THE PRIMARY RISK BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ250-252-254-256-152215- 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- 608 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
651 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2010
NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-142345-
ROBESON-MARLBORO-DILLON-DARLINGTON-
651 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 715 PM EDT...
AT 649 PM EDT...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE...ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF RAEFORD TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WADESBORO...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.
THE GUST FRONT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT
LIGHTING. AS THE THUNDERSTORMS PUSH THROUGH THE AREA...A PERIOD OF
HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR.
THE STRENGTH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING MONITORED...SO STAY
TUNED AS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MAY BE ISSUING SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS SHORTLY.
COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE BENNETTSVILLE...
DARLINGTON...DILLON...HARTSVILLE...LUMBERTON...RED SPRINGS...ALMA...
AUBURN...BARKER TEN MILE...BARNESVILLE...BINGHAM AND BROWNSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE
KILLERS. REMEMBER IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS, AND STAY OFF
PORCHES.
&&
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.
LAT...LON 3469 7880 3445 7893 3429 7912 3428 7959
3431 7966 3412 8013 3421 8011 3442 8020
3449 8004 3450 7989 3462 7979 3469 7988
3477 7994 3481 7992 3481 7967 3464 7945
3477 7934 3484 7934 3484 7918 3496 7903
RJDThe Wilmington radar (KLTX), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:08 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and power lines were reported down near the intersection of Aaron Temple Church Road and Old Wire Road.
Several large trees were reported down along English Road.
A few large trees were reported down along Broad Street.
A large tree was reported down near the intersection of Highway 15-401 and Highway 912.
Several large trees were reported down along McCormick Ave Pea Bridge.
One large tree fell onto power lines. The tree and power lines fell across the roadway, blocking Judson Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2010
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 234441, 234456, 234468, 234471, 234463, 234485.