A tornado briefly touched down on the edge of Blackbeard's Campground.
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A tornado briefly touched down on the edge of Blackbeard's Campground.
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 5, 9:00 AM EST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1000 AM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019 .SYNOPSIS... An upper trough dipping into the region coupled with August heating will lead to scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms this week. Temperatures will be near to a little above average. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/... As of 10 AM Monday...No major changes necessary to the previous forecast. Just lowered PoPs and temps a bit through the midday hours. Previous Discussion...As of 603 AM Monday...Fine overnight long- wave heat escape and rich low level moisture in light to calm wind, are teaming- up this morning to blanket NE SC and SE NC in areas of dense fog, consequently a DFA was needed, running til 13z/9am. No other significant changes were made. As of 330 AM Monday...Enhanced column moisture is edging into NE SC and SE NC on SW trajectories, as evidenced in low- level water vapor data this morning. Slightly untimely however, as weak subsidence prevails over the region this morning in wake of short-wave energy departing the coast. Subsidence to wear off by midday, convection readily becoming scattered about the region, focused near a pinned sea breeze boundary, and upstream inland surface trough. Not enough coverage to bite into likely POP values, but some clustering of showers and storms may remain solidified near the coast late in the day, as convergence and higher moisture remains there. Limited effective shear and mediocre CAPE, will prevent most storms from becoming severe today. Deamplification of the upper trough Tuesday will have impacts on rain chances, infusing dry mid-level air into the area as the trough axis shifts slightly east as well, suppressing storm coverage and growth, but not entirely since moisture to 700 mb can be tapped. this suggests isolated to scattered lower-topped convection. High RH again tonight will lead to areas of fog under partial clearing and light wind. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... As of 3 AM Monday...Broad 5h trough over the Southeast will maintain threat of diurnal convection, with occasional enhancement from passage of weak shortwaves. The trough axis does shift offshore Wed night which would tend to decrease coverage of storms. Since the bulk of the activity will be diurnally driven not sure how much impact the eastward shift of the trough axis will have on convection. Partly to mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon and areas of convection will keep highs near climo. Overnight lows will run several degrees above climo with lingering debris cloud and southerly winds around 5 mph holding lows in the mid 70s. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... As of 3 AM Monday...Mid-level trough will linger over the East Coast into the weekend. Pattern starts to change early next week as 5h ridge over the western Gulf Coast slowly expands northeast. The 5h trough may push a cold front into the region Sat night into Sun as the trough exits. Remains to be seen if the front does actually make a clean pass or if the front ends up stalled to the northwest. Mid- level trough and lingering moisture support isolated diurnal convection each day this week. -Shower and thunderstorm coverage will be limited Thu through Sat due to northwest flow aloft. -Best rainfall chances will be ahead of the cold front crossing the area late Sat night into Sun. -Temperatures above climo Thu through Sat night with cold front dropping temperatures near climo Sun and Sun night. && .AVIATION /14Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... As of 12z...Dense fog will prevail for most of terminals through around 13Z. Afternoon heating will once again allow convection to fire, mainly around the thermal trough and resultant. Winds will become southerly by afternoon as well. Decent precipitable water will produce some good scattered downpours. Extended... Patchy MVFR/IFR early mornings, scattered TSTMs through the extended period, +RA at times. && .MARINE... As of 330 AM Monday...Light winds to continue over the waters, outside of TSTMs tonight. S waves of 2 feet every 7 seconds will mix with SSE waves 1-2 feet every 8-9 seconds, occasionally phasing in the surf zone for decent breakers. Offshore wave steepness will be minimal. TSTMs most numerous tonight and convection marches off land, likely weakening, but lightning possibly remaining a threat. Light and variable winds again Tuesday, with seas mainly tied to swell with little to no chop. Less TSTM coverage expected TUE but a radar update is a good idea. Bermuda High continues to drive southwest winds across the waters through Fri. Speeds will be in the 10 to 15 kt range, highest during the afternoon and evening as the Piedmont trough tightens the gradient. Seas 3 to 4 ft Wed through Fri with occasional 5 ft possible later Wed and Thu. Sea will be a mix of southerly swell around 7 seconds and southeast swell around 9 seconds. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...None. NC...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS... NEAR TERM...08/MAS SHORT TERM...III LONG TERM...III AVIATION...08 MARINE...08/III
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 855 AM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019 NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059- 061300- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland New Hanover- Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion- Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry- 855 AM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019 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. NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-061300- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 855 AM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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. Moderate Risk of Rip Currents. .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. AMZ250-252-254-256-061300- 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- 855 AM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019 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.
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:10 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tornado briefly touched down in the Blackbeard Campground. Two RVs sustained minor damage and two property owners sustained minor injuries.
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