Strong rip currents caused the drowning of two people at Myrtle Beach.
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Strong rip currents caused the drowning of two people at Myrtle Beach.
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 8, 12:28 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 128 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS... BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FARTHER OFFSHORE WHILE TROPICAL SYSTEM CHANTAL APPROACHES THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN. TYPICAL SUMMER WEATHER WILL PREVAIL MUCH OF THIS UPCOMING WEEK WITH RAINFALL CHANCES INCREASING LATER IN THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 130 PM MONDAY...FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR THE NEAR TERM REMAINS POPS FOR THE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS. CONVECTION IS BREAKING OUT ACROSS THE PEE DEE REGION AND SEE NO REASON IT SHOULD/T FILL IN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. A WEAK SHORTWAVE IS ASSISTING THE USUAL CULPRITS...THE PIEDMONT TROUGH AND NUMEROUS BOUNDARIES. HAVE INCREASED POPS TO LIKELY FOR THESE AREAS. CHALLENGE WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AS THE GFS IS INSISTENT ON KEEPING THE COAST DRY WHILE THE NAM IS A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS. CONSIDERING THE STORM MOTIONS...WILL OPT TO KEEP THE COAST MOSTLY DRY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL CONTINUE WITHIN A COUPLE OF DEGREES OF CLIMATOLOGY IN THE LOWER 70S. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 3 AM MONDAY...BERMUDA HIGH REMAINS IN PLACE FOR MIDWEEK BUT CHANGE TO MID LEVEL PATTERN WILL BRING ABOUT AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. MID LEVEL RIDGING WILL BE REPLACED BY FLAT FLOW WITH SOME SEMBLANCE OF TROUGHING TAKING SHAPE DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE PERIOD. LOSS OF MID LEVEL CAPPING AND ASSOCIATED DRY AIR...PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE FORECAST AROUND 1.8 INCH BOTH DAYS...WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN DIURNAL CONVECTION. PIEDMONT TROUGH WILL BE ACTIVE BUT STORM MOTIONS WILL LIKELY KEEP MUCH OF THE THIS ACTIVITY WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THERE WILL BE A DAILY SEA BREEZE WHICH WILL HAVE LIMITED SUCCESS IN PUSHING INLAND. LACK OF STRONG FORCING MECHANISM OR ANY MID LEVEL DYNAMICS WILL LIMIT STORM COVERAGE. PLAN TO MAINTAIN INHERITED CHANCE POP FOR TUE WITH HIGHEST VALUES INLAND. WED WILL END UP SIMILAR TO TUE WITH SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION. HAVE INCREASED POP WED AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH HIGHEST POP ONCE AGAIN INLAND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S WITH LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 3 AM MONDAY...BERMUDA HIGH REMAIN ANCHORED OFF THE COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. HOWEVER A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT DROPPING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST AND POTENTIAL REMAINS OF TS CHANTAL WILL BECOME THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SURFACE FEATURES DURING THE PERIOD. IN THE MID LEVELS 5H TROUGH DIGS SOUTH FROM CENTRAL CANADA THU AND FRI. AS THE BASE OF THE TROUGH REACHES THE GULF COAST EARLY SAT THE TROUGH BECOMES CUTOFF AND RETROGRADES WEST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. DEEP SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW EARLY IN THE PERIOD WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE TROUGH AXIS HANGING WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY MOIST AIR BEING PUSHED INTO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE WEEK. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE OVER 2 INCHES FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD WHILE COOLING ALOFT HELPS STEEPEN MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES. ALL OF THIS POINTS TO A MORE ACTIVE PERIOD CONVECTION WISE. HARD TO ZERO IN ON ANY ONE SHORTWAVE AT THIS POINT BUT THERE SHOULD BE SEVERAL ROTATING AROUND THE 5H LOW WHICH WOULD ENHANCE OR SUPPRESS CONVECTION DEPENDING ON TIMING. BEST PRECIP CHANCES WILL BE DURING FRI/SAT WHEN DISSIPATING FRONT WILL BE IN THE ARE AND MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE STRONGEST. THU THE MID LEVEL TROUGH IS STILL DEVELOPING SO MID LEVEL COOLING WILL BE LIMITED. LATE IN THE PERIOD WEAK MID LEVEL RIDGING TRIES TO RETURN AS 5H CUTOFF SLIDES WEST. ALTHOUGH FAR FROM CERTAIN THIS WOULD HELP DRY THINGS OUT A LITTLE. WILL STILL CARRY CHANCE POP FOR SUN BUT WITH NUMBERS LOWER THAN FRI/SAT. CLOUD COVER AND INCREASED COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL KEEP DAYTIME TEMPS COOLER THAN CLIMO. OVERNIGHT TEMPS WILL RUN NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO...HELD UP BY LINGERING CLOUD COVER AND DEEP MOISTURE. && .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 18Z..LOW LFC'S WITH HIGH PWATS AND A WEAK TROUGH WILL KICK OFF SCATTERED CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON. IT APPEARS THE COAST WILL BE CAPPED...WITH NEARLY ALL THE CONVECTION OCCURRING INLAND. ONLY HAVE VCTS AT THIS TIME...BUT A TEMPO GROUP MAY BE NEEDED. THIS EVENING...CONVECTION WILL WIND DOWN WITH SOME MID AND HIGH CLOUD DEBRIS. MODELS INDICATE AN MVFR CEILING POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WITH SOME LIGHT FOG. BEST CHANCES WILL BE WHERE PRECIPITATION OCCURRED. SATURDAY...MORE SCATTERED ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED...PROBABLY AFTER THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...EARLY MORNING IFR/MVFR CIGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. OTHERWISE EXPECT VFR. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 130 PM MONDAY...CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY STABLE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT A SLIGHT UPTICK IN WIND SPEEDS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SLIGHT...A KNOT OR TWO AS A BRIEF LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS AT 925MB. THE RANGE SHOULD STAY WELL WITHIN 10-15 KNOTS. SIGNIFICANT SEAS HOVER AROUND 2-3 FEET. SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 3 AM MONDAY...SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE MAINTAINED BY BERMUDA HIGH ANCHORED OFF THE COAST. INCREASE IN GRADIENT WED WILL INCREASE SPEEDS FROM 10 TO 15 KT TUE TO A SOLID 15 KT LATER WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD RESPOND TO INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY FLOW AND BUILD TO 3 TO 4 FT FOR WED NIGHT. SEAS CONTINUE TO BE A MIX OF SOUTHEAST SWELL AND SOUTHERLY WIND WAVE. LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 3 AM MONDAY...BERMUDA HIGH CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN FEATURE BUT COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT THU INTO FRI. SOUTHWEST FLOW MAY TOUCH 20 KT FOR PERIODS OF TIME THU AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT. DISSIPATING FRONT WILL BE IN THE AREA FRI...WEAKENING THE GRADIENT AND RESULTING IN REDUCED WIND SPEEDS. FLOW WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY BUT CLOSER TO 15 KT FRI AND 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS WILL RUN AS HIGH AS 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT BUT THEN DROP BACK TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. SOUTHEAST SWELL CONTINUES AS DOES THE SOUTHERLY WIND WAVE...WITH THE LATER BECOMING MORE DOMINANT. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...SHK NEAR TERM...SHK SHORT TERM...III LONG TERM...III AVIATION...DL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 514 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-090915- ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER- INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION- WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN- 514 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 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. AMZ250-252-254-256-090915- 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- 514 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 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. NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-090915- COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- 514 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND 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. MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM NORTH MYRTLE BEACH NORTHWARD. .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. SCZ056-090915- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 514 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. 8
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong rip currents pulled two people out to sea. A teen got caught in a rip current near 48th Ave N, and another man who tried to rescue the boy was also pulled out from the rip current.
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, Coastal Horry | 2013-07-08 | 16 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Rip Current, Coastal Horry | 2013-07-08 | 34 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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