A stationary front produced thunderstorms along it. Lightning struck a residence and started a fire.
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A stationary front produced thunderstorms along it. Lightning struck a residence and started a fire.
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 Apr 28, 5:50 AM EST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 650 AM EDT MON APR 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MILD SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE REGION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. ANOTHER QUICK ROUND OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE CONDITIONS DRY OUT. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 630 AM MONDAY...WEAK AREA OF MID LEVEL INSTABILITY HAS BEEN GENERATING SOME LIGHT RAIN JUST WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA. A FEW SITES WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA HAVE REPORTED LIGHT RAIN BUT SO FAR NO MEASURABLE PRECIP HAS DEVELOPED. ALTHOUGH THIS MID LEVEL INSTABILITY IS LACKING A STRONG TRIGGERING MECHANISM IT IS VERY NEAR THE FRONT STALLED CLOSE TO THE NC/SC BORDER. THE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT IS WEAK BUT IT APPEARS TO BE JUST ENOUGH. THIS AREA OF ENHANCED LIFT IS SLOWLY LIFTING NORTH AND EAST AND IS DIMINISHING AS IT DOES SO. WILL MAINTAIN THE DRY FORECAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS THOUGH WITH NON ZERO POP. ANOTHER INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN THE CLEAR SKIES/CALM WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE STALLED FRONT ACROSS COASTAL NC. THIS HAS ALLOWED SOME RADIATIONAL COOLING AND TEMPS HAVE DROPPED INTO THE 50S IN PLACES. HAVE MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPS AS NEEDED. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS: AS OF 3 AM MONDAY...TODAY WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF A MORE ACTIVE PERIOD WEATHER WISE AS MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY RETURN TO THE REGION. SEVERAL FACTORS APPEAR SUPPORTING AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION APPEAR TO BE IN PLACE. TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN RUN ABOVE CLIMO ALTHOUGH MOST AREAS WILL END UP COOLER THAN SUN GIVEN MORE CLOUD COVER AND INCREASING MOISTURE. HOWEVER THE BUILDING THETA E RIDGE WILL MORE THAN MAKE UP FOR THE SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. CONVECTION IS LIKELY INITIATE ALONG THE SEABREEZE AS WELL AS THE BOUNDARY CURRENTLY STALLED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. ALTHOUGH THIS BOUNDARY WILL LIKELY LIFT NORTH BEFORE DEEPER CONVECTION IS ABLE TO DEVELOP IT WILL NOT MOVE FAR FROM THE NORTH EDGE OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL KEEP POP HIGHER FOR NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES. OUTFLOW FROM INITIAL CONVECTION SHOULD HELP INCREASE STORM COVERAGE BUT DO NOT EXPECT A WIDESPREAD EVENT. THE MID LEVEL RIDGE AXIS REMAINS WEST OF THE AREA WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON PROVIDING SOME MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE. THIS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE SC COAST WHERE HEIGHTS NEVER REALLY FALL AND SHOULD RESULT IN LIMITED COVERAGE...MAINLY ALONG THE SEA BREEZE. ACROSS INLAND SC HEIGHT FALLS IN THE AFTERNOON SHOULD HELP EXPAND CONVECTION BEFORE LOSS OF HEATING CAUSES ACTIVITY TO SLOWLY WEAKEN. LIMITED FORCING ALOFT TODAY MEANS CONVECTION IS LIKELY TO GET STARTED A BIT LATER. LATEST HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS SUPPORT THIS THEORY...SHOWING VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CONVECTION DEVELOPING BEFORE 17Z. HAVE DELAYED PRECIP DEVELOPMENT BY A FEW HOURS. AREA HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SLIGHT RISK FOR TODAY. CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHOWERS WITH A FEW ISOLATED "GARDEN VARIETY" THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE DAY ARE MORE PROBABLE. NOT EXPECTING MUCH PRECIP FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...OTHER THAN WHAT LINGERS FROM DIURNAL CONVECTION THAT WILL BE WANING. MID LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS OFFSHORE WITH DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION. ALTHOUGH HEIGHTS WILL BE FALLING TONIGHT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY NOR IS THERE ANY SHORTWAVE TROUGH PROJECTED TO CROSS THE SOUTHEAST. SHOULD BE A RELATIVELY QUIET NIGHT WITH ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER AND LOWS WELL ABOVE CLIMO. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 3 AM MONDAY...ALL EYES WILL BE ON THE SYSTEM NOW MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S AS IT MAKES ITS MOVE ON THE EAST COAST. THE GFS...WHICH I HAVE BEEN LEANING TOWARD FOR A FEW CYCLES NOW REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH THE BEST LIFT AND MOISTURE COUPLING LATE WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. I HAVE INCREASED POPS BASICALLY ACROSS THE BOARD MORESO FOR THE LATER PERIODS. SPC CONTINUES TO HAVE THE AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR BOTH DAYS. TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT OUTSIDE OF DAYTIME HIGHS FOR WEDNESDAY WITH THE NAM/MET NUMBERS ONCE AGAIN COOLER. INHERITED BLEND WILL SUFFICE FOR NOW. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 3 AM MONDAY...THE FOCUS FOR THE EXTENDED BEGINS TO SHIFT FROM THE LONG ADVERTISED SYSTEM THAT IS CURRENTLY PLODDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S TO A SECONDARY WAVE LATE IN THE PERIOD. THE LATEST MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE A WET SCENARIO MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. I HAVE TWEAKED THE POPS FOR SATURDAY TO REPRESENT MORE OF A COASTAL SYSTEM ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF TIME FOR THIS TO CHANGE. POPS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MOSTLY VIA THE LOWER CONFIDENCE IN THE PROGRESS OF THE INITIAL SYSTEM. NO CHANGES TO THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST. && .AVIATION /12 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 12..SOME LIGHT SHOWERS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE REGION. PRECIP IS FALLING MAINLY OUT OF MID CLOUD. VFR THIS MORNING. MODELS ARE IN REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN INTRODUCING CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA...ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT AND RETURN MOISTURE FLOW. MOISTURE IS FAIRLY DEEP...AND IF THE CONVECTIVE TEMP IS REACHED...THERE SHOULD BE FAIRLY GOOD COVERAGE OF SHOWERS. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL END THIS EVENING AS THE WARM FRONT WAVES NORTH. WITH THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TONIGHT...IFR STRATUS IS A REASONABLE BET. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...ISOLATED AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE EXPECT VFR. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 630 AM MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA WITH STALLED FRONT BISECTING THE WATERS. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THIS MORNING...LEAVING HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND. GRADIENT REMAINS LIGHT WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW...EVEN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY. SPEEDS WILL REMAIN UNDER 10 KT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS: SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 3 AM MONDAY...A SOUTH TO OCCASIONALLY SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY WHEN A RANGE OF 20-25 KNOTS. FOR THE MOST PART A RANGE OF 15-20 KNOTS SHOULD BE FAIRLY PERSISTENT BEFORE THIS. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY BUILD FROM AN INITIAL RANGE OF 1-3 FEET TO 3-5 AND POSSIBLY 4-6 FEET BY THE END OF SECOND HALF OF THE PERIOD. LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 3 AM MONDAY...THE MAIN ISSUE FOR THE MARINE COMMUNITY WILL BE THE TIMING OF THE WIND SHIFT WITH THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAIN INITIAL SYSTEM. THIS SHOULD OCCUR LATE THURSDAY/EARLY FRIDAY ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOW DUE TO THE SLOW NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM. PRECEDING THIS...EXPECT A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF 15-20 KNOTS. FOR FRIDAY EXPECT A LIGHTER AND MORE VARIABLE FLOW. SIGNIFICANT SEAS WILL BE HOVERING AT OR JUST BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA THURSDAY 3-5 FEET DROPPING SLIGHTLY FRIDAY. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...SHK NEAR TERM...III SHORT TERM...SHK LONG TERM...SHK AVIATION...43
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 410 AM EDT MON APR 28 2014 NCZ107-291000- INLAND NEW HANOVER- 410 AM EDT MON APR 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG THE CAPE FEAR RIVER AT DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG THE CAPE FEAR RIVER AT DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ087-096-099-105-106-108>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056- 291000- ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER- COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO- DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY- COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 410 AM EDT MON APR 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ250-252-254-256-291000- 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- 410 AM EDT MON APR 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. III
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:49 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home on Ruskin Road near White Oak. The lightning set a barn on fire and the fire spread to the house.
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