The combination of rapidly weakening Tropical Storm Irma across southwest Georgia and strong high pressure to the north brought strong gradient winds to the area. These winds were enhanced by convection.
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The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
The combination of rapidly weakening Tropical Storm Irma across southwest Georgia and strong high pressure to the north brought strong gradient winds to the area. These winds were enhanced by convection. One thunderstorm was able to produce stronger winds at the surface, resulting in a severe thunderstorm wind gust at the Georgetown County Airport.
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 Sep 11, 2:58 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 352 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017 NCZ087-096-099-105-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-122000- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland Brunswick-Marlboro- Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Inland Horry- Inland Georgetown- 352 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated tornadoes this evening and tonight. Locally heavy rainfall could cause minor flooding through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated tornadoes early on Tuesday. Locally heavy rainfall could cause minor flooding Tuesday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-254-256-122000- 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- 352 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for The adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated waterspouts through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated waterspouts early Tuesday. Small craft advisory conditions are likely on Tuesday into Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ107-122000- Inland New Hanover- 352 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated tornadoes this evening and tonight. Locally heavy rainfall could cause minor flooding through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated tornadoes early on Tuesday. Locally heavy rainfall could cause minor flooding Tuesday morning. Additional coastal flooding along the lower Cape Fear River could occur with both high tides on Tuesday.. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ106-108-122000- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 352 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Surf Advisory. Wind Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated tornadoes this evening and tonight. Locally heavy rainfall could cause minor flooding through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. 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. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated tornadoes early on Tuesday. Locally heavy rainfall could cause minor flooding Tuesday morning. A high risk of rip currents will likely continue through Tuesday. Additional minor coastal flooding could occur with the high tide early Tuesday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ110-SCZ054-122000- Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- 352 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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. Wind Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated tornadoes this evening and tonight. Locally heavy rainfall could cause minor flooding through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. 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. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated tornadoes early on Tuesday. Locally heavy rainfall could cause minor flooding Tuesday morning. A high risk of rip currents will likely continue through Tuesday. Additional minor coastal flooding could occur with the high tide early Tuesday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. SCZ056-122000- Coastal Georgetown- 352 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Surf Advisory. Wind Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated tornadoes this evening and tonight. Locally heavy rainfall could cause minor flooding through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. 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. Showers and thunderstorms could produce isolated tornadoes early on Tuesday. Locally heavy rainfall could cause minor flooding Tuesday morning. A high risk of rip currents will likely continue through Tuesday. Additional minor coastal flooding could occur with the high tide early Tuesday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:12 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
AWOS equipment measured a wind gust to 61 mph at the Georgetown County Airport.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, September 2017
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: 721959.