A stationary front produced flooding in the city of Wilmington.
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A stationary front produced flooding in the city of Wilmington.
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 Aug 3, 1:56 PM EST, 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 256 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SLIDE UP THE COAST THROUGH TUESDAY BRINGING A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FOR THE COAST. MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT MOVING CLOSER TO THE AREA WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/... AS OF 300 PM MONDAY...CURRENTLY A FRONT IS WORKING ITS WAY INLAND AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA OVERNIGHT. AT THE COAST A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WITH A LOW PRESSURE AREA OUT OF FLORIDA RIDING UP THE COAST. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE AXIS FROM COASTAL PENDER COUNTY TO BACK TO WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY. THE LATEST HRRR SHOWS THIS DIURNAL CONVECTION SLOWLY BY EARLY THIS EVENING SO WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW THE BEST CONVECTION FOR THE NEXT 3 TO 4 HOURS IN THIS AREA. THE LOW OVER FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE NORTHWARD AND WITH THE ONSHORE FLOW MORE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SURGE AND INCREASE THE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION AGAIN TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION FROM THIS LOW WILL BE CLOSER TO THE COAST. THE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER 70S FARTHER INLAND AND THE MIDDLE 70S ALONG THE COAST. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 300 PM MONDAY...THE MAIN FEATURE WILL BE LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE COAST TUESDAY WHICH WILL BRING MORE HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION...MOSTLY THE COASTAL AREAS. GENERALLY FOLLOWED THE GFS WHICH SHOWS A STRONG AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS...ONCE AGAIN MAINLY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS. MOS NUMBERS SEEM CURIOUSLY LOW CONSIDERING THE HEAVY QPF GENERATED BY STRONG FORCING. I BRIEFLY CONTEMPLATED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE COASTAL ZONES BUT WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW. BY TUESDAY EVENING THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AS ANY MID LEVEL FEATURE GETS CAUGHT UP IN THE STRONGER WESTERLIES AND THE RAINFALL SHOULD COME TO AN END. ANOTHER DEWPOINT FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WITH MID LEVEL DRYING AS WELL...POPS WILL BE MINIMAL BUT STILL IN THE FORECAST ALBEIT AT ISOLATED COVERAGE AND INLAND. TEMPERATURES REMAIN ON THE WARM SIDE OF CLIMATOLOGY OUTSIDE OF THE COASTAL AREAS TUESDAY. THE AFOREMENTIONED LOWER DEWPOINTS SHOULD PRECLUDE A HEAT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 300 PM MONDAY...ONE LAST DAY OF HEAT ON THURSDAY BUT CHANGES NOT FAR BEHIND AS A FAIRLY SHARP TROUGH (VERY POORLY REPRESENTED ON THE GFS COMPARED TO OTHER GUIDANCE) BEARS DOWN ON THE AREA. THIS UPPER WAVE CROSSES THE AREA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT WHICH MAY LEAVE MUCH OF THE REGION WITH ONLY ISOLATED CONVECTION DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SOME TRAILING ENERGY ALOFT WILL THEN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY BUT THE DECELERATING BOUNDARY SHOULD TAKE UNTIL SATURDAY TO GET THROUGH. THIS IS PROBABLY THE LEAST CERTAIN FACET OF THE FORECAST AS MODELS DIFFER CONSIDERABLY ON THE SENSE OF TIMING. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF WE END UP REFINING THE FORECAST IN A SLIGHTLY MORE PESSIMISTIC DIRECTION LATER IN THE WEEKEND ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN ZONES AS THE BOUNDARY MAY LINGER LONGER. && .AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 18Z...LIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS ARE OCCURRING BETWEEN KFLO AND KMYR EAST TO KILM. MVFR CIGS/TEMPO MVFR/IFR VSBYS ARE OCCURRING WITH THE SHOWERS. EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF SHRA AT ALL TERMINALS WITH THE BEST CONFIDENCE AT THE COASTAL TERMINALS...ESPECIALLY KILM. THE CHANCE OF VCTS IS LOW. PRECIPITATION MAY EASE OFF THIS EVENING...BUT SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AFFECTING MAINLY THE COASTAL TERMINALS. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...CHANCE SHRA/ISOLATED TSRA WITH TEMPO MVFR/IFR TUESDAY. OTHERWISE PREDOMINANTLY VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE AFTERNOON SHRA/TSRA. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 300 PM MONDAY...THE CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. OVERNIGHT EXPECT THE WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY TOWARD DAYBREAK WITH THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE AREA. SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 300 PM MONDAY...LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE COAST OR JUST INLAND WILL KEEP WINDS AND SEAS CHURNED UP FOR MOST OF THE DAY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH AT A GOOD CLIP OF 15-20 KNOTS FOR A FEW HOURS EVENTUALLY TURNING A BIT SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE DAY. AS THE SYSTEM ACCELERATES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AN OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS MUCH LIGHTER...AROUND TEN KNOTS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10-15 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. EXPECT SCEC SEAS TUESDAY DROPPING TO 2-4 FEET FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 300 PM MONDAY...HURSDAY AND FRIDAY PUT THE REGION IN A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW REGIME. INITIALLY THIS WILL BE CAUSED BY THE NORMAL SUMMER TIME BERMUDA HIGH BUT TRANSITION TO BEING MORE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG PREFRONTAL TROUGH AND THEN THE FRONT ITSELF. THIS BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT THOUGH ITS DECELERATION MAKES THIS A LITTLE UNCERTAIN. AT SOME POINT LATE IN THE PERIOD THIS FRONT SHOULD LEAD TO A CONSIDERABLE VEERING IN WIND DIRECTION AND ALSO A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WIND SPEED. SEAS MAY NOT CHANGE HEIGHT APPRECIABLY THROUGH FROPA THOUGH THE WAVE FACES SHOULD STEEPEN AS THE CHANGING WINDS SHORTEN THE DOMINANT PERIOD. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...SHK NEAR TERM...DRH SHORT TERM...SHK LONG TERM...MBB AVIATION...MRR/DRH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1022 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015 NCZ107-041430- INLAND NEW HANOVER- 1022 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. THIS WILL OCCUR IN A 3 HOUR WINDOW CENTERED AROUND HIGH TIDE WHICH IS 1 AM LATE TONIGHT. SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD APPROACH 105 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-041430- ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON- 1022 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015 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. HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD APPROACH 105 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ250-252-254-256-041430- 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- 1022 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY...WITH SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY...WITH SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS POSSIBLE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ096-099-105-109-SCZ032-033-039-053-055-041430- BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-FLORENCE-MARION- WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN- 1022 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD APPROACH 105 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ106-108-SCZ056-041430- COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1022 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT 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. BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RIP CURRENT RISK MAY BE ELEVATED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK MAY BE ELEVATED ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ054-041430- COASTAL HORRY- 1022 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT 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. BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RIP CURRENT RISK MAY BE ELEVATED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK MAY BE ELEVATED ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ110-041430- COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 1022 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT 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. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RIP CURRENT RISK MAY BE ELEVATED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK MAY BE ELEVATED ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding was reported on Racine Drive near New Centre and Eastwood Rd.
Two feet of standing water and stalled cars on Wood Sorrell Rd.
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