A man was struck by lightning while boating on the Intracoastal Waterway on the Pender County coast.
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A man was struck by lightning while boating on the Intracoastal Waterway on the Pender County coast.
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 Jun 29, 8:55 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 955 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Temperatures will remain near to above normal through early next week with only isolated showers and thunderstorms expected as high pressure prevails. An approaching cold front will bring increasing chances for more widespread thunderstorms along with slightly cooler temperatures during the mid-week period. Conditions will improve for Friday into the upcoming weekend. && .UPDATE... Forecast on track for another summertime day with highs into the 90s most places and localized diurnally driven convection this afternoon. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Mid-level Bermuda ridging will extend westward across the NC-SC forecast area. This will provide a limit to convection across the area due to associated subsidence. However, its strength is not as pronounced like previous days. And, like previous days, will have the inland Piedmont trof and the sea breeze as foci for convection initiation. Overall, around 30 pops will be the way to go, with areas away from the immediate coast the primary locations under this convective threat. The convection will be diurnally driven and occur from early afternoon midday thru mid-evening. Will observe widespread 90-95 degree readings except mid to upper 80s along the immediate coast. Widespread low to mid 70s sfc dewpoints will result in Heat indices in the 100-103 degree range, not quite Heat Adv thresholds of 105. Tonights lows in the mid 70s with upper 70s along the immediate coast. The high astronomical tides continue with the lower Cape Fear River remaining under the gun for minor coastal flooding from Wilmington southward, mainly during the overnight periods of Sun and Mon nights. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... Monday appears to be our last day of atypically scant convection as the ridging at all levels hangs on just offshore. Mesoscale boundaries will be lacking due to Sunday's quiet convective coverage and the seabreeze will be hard pressed to push parcels above the cap at 5kft. POPS again capped at 30 and tending to avoid the beach due to a storm motion of 200 degrees. Temperatures again to warm into the low to mid 90s away from the coast. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... The pattern starts to change on Tuesday as an upper trough and cold front approach from the NW. Rain chances will be on the rise, but there doesn't seem much that will temper the heat. The front draws closer on Wednesday, a little slower than previously forecast. More widespread clouds and convective coverage could cap highs below 90. By Thursday the weakened front will have pushed some of the deeper layer moisture offshore but cyclonic curvature aloft and numerous outflows still favor slightly elevated POPs, likely closer to the coast more proximal to the deeper moisture. This front gets hard to analyze on weather maps by Friday but the next one is approaching already, perhaps near the NC/VA border. This front actually manages to push through by Saturday for an actual airmass change, at least by June standards. && .AVIATION /14Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... High confidence in VFR for the vast majority of the 06Z TAF issuance period. Convection will be diurnally driven once again with the sea breeze and inland sfc trof as areas to observe initiation from this afternoon thru mid evening. At this point, will continue to highlight inland terminals with 30prob groups. Coastal terminals, the convection may be just far enough inland to not include a prob30 at this time. Winds generally SW around 5 kt early this morning, backing to the S at 10-15 kt at the coastal terminals once the sea breeze develops and pushes inland. Inland terminals will see the S winds later this aftn and evening AOB 7 kt. Extended Outlook...Brief MVFR/IFR conditions are possible due to isolated/scattered afternoon/evening thunderstorms through Mon. The potential for increasing flight restrictions will occur midweek as a cold front drops to the area and convection increases in coverage and intensity. && .MARINE... Through Tonight...Bermuda Sfc high pressure ridging will remain south of the area waters resulting in a continued SW wind direction. Inland Piedmont trof across the central Carolinas will persist. The gradient between the 2 wx features will result in wind speeds 10 to occasionally 15 kt. The exception will be nearshore this aftn thru the evening where the sea breeze once developed by midday will progress inland. In its wake, the nearshore waters, within 10 nm of the coast, will observe S winds around 15 kt with few gusts to 20 possible. Seas generally around 3 ft and will be dominated by the persistent small SE swell at 9 second periods with choppy white capped waves on top this aftn and evening. Sunday night through Thursday...A few fronts will approach during the long term but the southwesterly component will continue to dominate as the Bermuda High and Piedmont trough remain the wind-makers. By Tuesday the fist front will be close enough to increase wind speeds into the 15-20kt range, about a category increase. This will bring the wind wave/swell combo up to 4-5 ft especially over NC waters. The swell energy will still be present out of the SE or ESE but have much less presence than the shorter period wind waves. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. SC...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...MBB UPDATE...RGZ NEAR TERM...DCH SHORT TERM...MBB LONG TERM...MBB AVIATION...DCH MARINE...DCH/MBB
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 413 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 NCZ087-096-099-105-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059-300815- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland Brunswick-Marlboro- Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown- Central Horry-Northern Horry- 413 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 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...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ107-300815- Inland New Hanover- 413 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Minor coastal flooding is likely along the Cape Fear River during Sunday and Monday nights high tide. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ106-108-SCZ054-300815- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- 413 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH 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...Monday through Saturday. Enhanced rip current threats likely during the upcoming work-week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. SCZ056-300815- Coastal Georgetown- 413 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Enhanced rip current threats possible during the upcoming work-week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-254-256-300815- 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- 413 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 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...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ110-300815- Coastal Brunswick- 413 AM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
109 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025
SCZ055-056-291800-
Coastal Georgetown SC-Inland Georgetown SC-
109 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL GEORGETOWN COUNTY
THROUGH 200 PM EDT...
At 109 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sampit, or 8 miles west of Georgetown, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Georgetown, Sampit, Lambert, Graves, Oatland, and Georgetown Memorial
Hospital.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3322 7946 3324 7946 3323 7947 3324 7947
3324 7948 3325 7948 3324 7949 3325 7953
3327 7955 3326 7956 3327 7956 3328 7961
3329 7962 3357 7940 3347 7919 3320 7942
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 236DEG 8KT 3340 7943
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SCALORAThe Wilmington radar (KLTX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:30 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A man who was struck by lightning on June 29 while boating on the Intracoastal Waterway succumbed to his injuries and died on July 10.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Pender | 2025-07-10 | 53 | Male | Boating | Direct |
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