Did you know air pressure drops with altitude, and baseballs can travel farther when hit at a high altitude park? According to this calculator cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxfest/FlyBall from Univ of Wisconsin, baseballs travel over 7% farther in Denver than in New York due to this effect.
NWS Wilmington NC
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Official Twitter Account for National Weather Service Wilmington, NC. Details: weather.gov/twitter
NWS Wilmington NC’s Tweets
Radar depiction of rain moving in later today and tonight.
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Saturday's Climate Stats
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Wilmington had a chilly low of 29° F this morning, but that's nothing compared to -105° F the Mars Curiosity Rover recorded in Gale Crater. Future Mars visitors should remember to bundle up! 🚀
Check out weather from Mars at mars.nasa.gov/msl/weather #ncwx #scwx #marswx
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Highs near normal expected this afternoon, but a wide range of extremes can happen this time of year.
Examples:
Myrtle Beach, SC a low of 10 degrees in 1940
Florence, SC a high of 82 in 1974.
You can find past weather here: weather.gov/ilm/TodayInHis #ilmwx #ncwx #scwx
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Friday's Climate Stats
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River Flood Warnings are still in effect for two rivers over our area: Lumber River near Lumberton until Sunday evening, and Great Pee Dee River At Pee Dee until Tuesday evening.
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🔥Cool experience for some of our forecasters watching a prescribed burn by . Get more info on our fire weather program at: weather.gov/ilm/FireWeather #ncwx #ilmwx #fireweather
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🌞HAPPY FRIDAY!! Enjoy the quiet weather across southeast NC and northeast SC through early Sunday before some beneficial rain returns later Sunday into Monday. weather.gov/ilm #ncwx #scwx #ilmwx #myrwx
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Thursday's Climate Stats
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Unique cloud formations called "hole punch" or "fall streak" clouds drifted overhead today. An airplane flying through a supercooled cloud deck can be all it takes to trigger a transition to ice. #ncwx #scwx #holepunch
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💨Along with the decent rainfall we saw some gusty winds across SE NC, NE SC, and the nearby Atlantic. Fortunately the severe storms didn't materialize. weather.gov/ilm #ncwx #scwx #ilmwx #myrwx
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Wednesday's Climate Stats
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A special weather statement has been issued for Whiteville NC, Elizabethtown NC and Clarkton NC until 8:15 PM EST
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Special Marine Warning including the Waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC from 20 to 40 nm and Waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 40 nm until 8:15 PM EST
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Special Marine Warning including the Waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC from 20 to 40 nm and Waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 40 nm until 7:15 PM EST
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Special Marine Warning including the Waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC from 20 to 40 nm and Waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 40 nm until 6:30 PM EST
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Special Marine Warning including the Waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC from 20 to 40 nm until 6:15 PM EST
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Special Marine Warning including the Waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC from 20 to 40 nm and Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm until 5:45 PM EST
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A special weather statement has been issued for Leland NC, Burgaw NC and Northwest NC until 4:00 PM EST
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Special Marine Warning including the Waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC from 20 to 40 nm, Waters from Murrells Inlet NC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 40 nm and Waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 40 nm until 3:45 PM EST
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A special weather statement has been issued for Myrtle Beach SC, North Myrtle Beach SC and Little River SC until 3:30 PM EST
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Severe storms remain possible east of I-95 this afternoon. A Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) continues along the NE SC and NC coast. Damaging wind gusts are the main concern, but an isolated tornado is also possible.
Have a Weather Report? weather.gov/ilm/stormreport
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🌩3 PM Wed Storm Update: Best chances for a few damaging wind gusts/tornadoes will be closer to the coasts of SE NC/NE SC as the threat has lessened a bit farther inland. Be ready if any warnings are issued! weather.gov/ilm #ncwx #scwx #ilmwx #myrwx
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A special weather statement has been issued for Myrtle Beach SC, Socastee SC and Conway SC until 3:00 PM EST
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RADAR update: As of ~11 AM, a band of moderate showers approaching Kingstree, Florence, and Bennettsville in SC. No thunder yet but still expecting a few possible severe storms later today across SE NC/NE SC. Stay weather aware! weather.gov/ilm #ncwx #scwx #ilmwx #myrwx
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🌩ALERT: Here's our latest briefing on today's threat for isolated severe storms for SE NC/NE SC. Main hazard will be damaging wind gusts but tornadoes cannot be ruled out either. Stay weather aware this afternoon/evening! weather.gov/ilm/briefing #ncwx #scwx #ilmwx #myrwx
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Tuesday's Climate Stats
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Do you know the risk categories for severe weather? Our area is in a slight risk Wednesday. Learn the severe weather outlooks issued by the Storm Prediction Center spc.noaa.gov
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ALERT: 🌩 Few severe storms with damaging winds and/or isolated tornadoes possible Wednesday across SE NC/NE SC, mainly in the afternoon/evening. Keep up with the latest at: weather.gov/ilm/briefing #ncwx #scwx #ilmwx #myrwx
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Monday's Climate Stats
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Severe weather can be scary sometimes, but also exciting! Scientists at the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) provide all you need to know about thunderstorms, lightning, floods, hail, and more at
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