Clusters of severe thunderstorms moved across the area during the evening.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
Clusters of severe thunderstorms moved across the area during the evening.
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 11, 2:15 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 315 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS... A weakening front and area of low pressure across the region will bring a good chance of showers and storms over the next couple of days. A building ridge of high pressure will bring above normal temperatures and less coverage of storms mid week. More typical summer time weather can be expected into the weekend with scattered showers and storms each day as the Bermuda High and Piedmont trough dominate the weather. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 300 PM Monday...Latest obs show the front is lifting slowly north of our forecast area. A consensus of guidance continues to slowly lift the front back north for the remainder of this afternoon and overnight, with a warm and moist southerly flow continuing as high pressure builds back in from the south. A moist and moderately unstable airmass developing this afternoon will lead to another round of convection with the initial focus being near the sea breeze front along the coast and an upper disturbance moving in from the west. High-res guidance in good accord with this scenario and shows extensive convection developing through the afternoon hours, with most activity moving offshore before midnight. SPC yet again has us in a Marginal Risk area for severe weather, with the primary threat being from damaging winds. Overnight lows will be a bit above normal, with mid 70s most places. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... As of 300 PM Monday...The western extension of the Bermuda high will keep up a warm and moist southwesterly flow over the eastern Carolinas through the period. A moderately unstable column will lead to primarily diurnal convection with the good chance for thunderstorms on both days. Temperatures will be seasonal on Tuesday and just above climo on Wednesday. However, temperatures near the coast may not make it out of the 80s. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 300 PM Monday...Weak 5h ridge over the southeast Thu will break down ahead of shortwave emerging from the plains. As the flow aloft transitions to weak troughing Fri into Sat diurnal convection due to the sea breeze and the Piedmont trough will increase in coverage. Bermuda High will maintain low level southwest flow as well as an abundance of moisture. Southwest flow aloft will result in deep moisture over the southeast with precipitable water values above 2 inches through the period. While showers and thunderstorms will develop each day the best chances will be during the weekend and the start of next week. Temperatures a little above climo Thu and Fri will be closer to climo during the day Sat through Mon with overnight temps continuing to run a little above climo.&& .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 18Z...Convection beginning to flare along lingering frontal boundary just north of KLBT, and also associated with outflow from earlier convection now off shore. Convection will continue to develop along the front and localized boundaries through this aftn and have included some convection into this evening...mainly for coastal terminals. Steering flow out of the west should guide all shwrs/tstms to east toward the coastal terminals by late afternoon into this eve and have included a more pessimistic tempo group to account for this. Confidence is low as to exact timing of convection. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...Localized MVFR in ISOLD/SCT thunderstorms each day between 17Z-01Z, otherwise expect VFR. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 300 PM Monday...A weak cold front extending from east to west just north of our NC waters will push slowly to the north through the near term. This will allow high pressure to gradually strengthen its hold over the area. Winds will be SW at 10 to 15 kts overnight. Seas will range around 3 ft through the period. There is a continued chance for thunderstorms over the waters overnight. SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... As of 300 PM Monday...High pressure over the western Atlantic will keep winds from the SW at 10 to 15 kts through the period, with seas of 2 or 3 ft. No advisories are expected during the short term. However, there will be a chance for thunderstorms each day, particularly in the afternoon and evening. LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... As of 300 PM Monday...Bermuda High and Piedmont trough combo will maintain southwest flow through the period. Trough will be more defined during the period which will keep speeds on the high end of the 10 to 15 kt range. Increased southwest flow will keep seas in the 3 to 4 ft range each day. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...None. NC...None. MARINE...None. && NEAR TERM...REK SHORT TERM...REK LONG TERM...III AVIATION...RGZ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 228 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016 AMZ250-252-254-256-121830- COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 228 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .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. NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-121830- ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER- INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK- COASTAL BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION- WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 228 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. .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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
413 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0356 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRMONT 34.50N 79.12W
07/11/2016 ROBESON NC EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF FAIRMONT.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ILM1600214
43PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
414 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG MAXTON 34.74N 79.35W
07/11/2016 ROBESON NC EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN IN MAXTON.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ILM1600215
43PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
425 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S LUMBERTON 34.62N 79.02W
07/11/2016 ROBESON NC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE AT 110 FLORENCE CT. SEVERE DAMAGE
TO THE HOUSE. NO INJURIES.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ILM1600216
43SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
425 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
SCZ017-023-032-112130-
FLORENCE SC-MARLBORO SC-DARLINGTON SC-
425 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHWESTERN FLORENCE...SOUTHWESTERN
MARLBORO AND DARLINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...
AT 424 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HARTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLORENCE...HARTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...TIMMONSVILLE...LAMAR...QUINBY...
KELLYTOWN...FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE MAIN CAMPUS...
DOVESVILLE...NORTH HARTSVILLE...MONT CLARE...DARLINGTON RACEWAY...
FLOYD...MARS BLUFF...LYDIA...CLYDE...AUBURN...OATS...
MECHANICSVILLE AND SOCIETY HILL.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 126 AND 141.
INTERSTATE 95 IN SOUTH CAROLINA NEAR MILE MARKER 146...AND BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 154 AND 175.
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.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 8005 3449 8002 3450 7998 3449 7996
3450 7992 3449 7989 3452 7986 3453 7983
3456 7982 3457 7966 3416 7961 3409 8009
3416 8016 3420 8011 3423 8011 3428 8013
3433 8018 3436 8018 3433 8024 3437 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 259DEG 22KT 3427 8012
RJDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
459 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0422 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE BALDWIN WOODS 34.39N 78.67W
07/11/2016 COLUMBUS NC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN MILLIE CHRISTEEN RD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ILM1600217
43PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
508 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S EVERGREEN 34.41N 78.90W
07/11/2016 COLUMBUS NC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN IN EVERGREEN.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ILM1600218
43The Columbia radar (KCAE), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:12 UTC.
11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was reported down near the intersection of N Ebenezer Road and Hoffmeyer Road.
Trees and power lines were reported down on Lamar Highway.
A tree was reported down near the intersection of Old Lamar Highway and Hoffmeyer Road.
Trees were reported down at the intersection of Darlington Avenue and S Dargan Street.
A tree was reported down on Ebenezer Road near the intersection with Rogers Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
Trees were reported down on N Main Street.
A large tree was reported down on Sandy Elm Ct.
A tree was reported down at the intersection of Carter Rd. and Jade Ct.
A tree was reported down at the intersection of McClellan Ct. and Jade Ct.
A tree was reported down at the intersection of Highway 917 and Burke Road.
Two trees were reported down near the intersection of Decatur Road and Audie Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, July 2016
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: 649173, 649130, 649176, 649129, 649175, 649131, 649132, 649134, 649136, 649133, 649174.