KILM [161659]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS52 KILM 161659
LSRILM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1258 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0453 PM HAIL 5 NW HARTSVILLE 34.42N 80.15W
03/15/2008 E0.88 INCH DARLINGTON SC EMERGENCY MNGR

0455 PM HAIL CLYDE 34.38N 80.18W
03/15/2008 E1.00 INCH DARLINGTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER

0458 PM HAIL HARTSVILLE 34.37N 80.08W
03/15/2008 E1.00 INCH DARLINGTON SC CO-OP OBSERVER

ENOUGH HAIL TO COVER THE GROUND.

0540 PM HAIL ENE DILLON 34.42N 79.37W
03/15/2008 E1.75 INCH DILLON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT

REPORT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH THE 911 CENTER.

0545 PM TSTM WND DMG LATTA 34.34N 79.43W
03/15/2008 DILLON SC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND MANY TREES DOWN. POWER OUTAGES FROM
OAK GROVE TO LATTA. POSSIBLE TORNADO AS FIRE DEPT
PERSONNEL HAD SIGHTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.

0550 PM FUNNEL CLOUD DILLON 34.42N 79.37W
03/15/2008 DILLON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT

TREES DOWN ON HOUSES AND POWERLINES. ALSO TREES BLOCKING
ROADWAYS.

0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW LAKE VIEW 34.30N 79.19W
03/15/2008 DILLON SC NWS STORM SURVEY

NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN...BOTH UPROOTED AND SNAPPED

0600 PM HAIL LAKE CITY 33.87N 79.75W
03/15/2008 E1.00 INCH FLORENCE SC CO-OP OBSERVER

ALSO SOME DEAD TREES BLOWN OVER.

0600 PM HAIL 10 E FLOYDALE 34.32N 79.15W
03/15/2008 E1.00 INCH DILLON SC CO-OP OBSERVER

0614 PM HAIL ORRUM 34.47N 79.01W
03/15/2008 E1.75 INCH ROBESON NC PUBLIC

EMPLOYEE OF LUMBER RIVER STATE PARK REPORTED GOLF BALL
SIZE HAIL

0615 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE LATTA 34.28N 79.40W
03/15/2008 MARION SC PUBLIC

SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF METHODIST CHURCH
RD AND DEW RD. LARGEST TREES WERE UP TO 8 INCHES IN
DIAMETER.

0615 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIR BLUFF 34.31N 79.03W
03/15/2008 COLUMBUS NC EMERGENCY MNGR

3 HOMES DAMAGED BY DOWNED TREES

0616 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 SE FAIRMONT 34.44N 79.05W
03/15/2008 ROBESON NC TRAINED SPOTTER

CO-OP SPOTTER REPORTED SEEING A FUNNEL CLOUD AT THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 41 AND 904.

0625 PM TSTM WND GST TIMMONSVILLE 34.13N 79.94W
03/15/2008 E0.00 MPH FLORENCE SC CO-OP OBSERVER

ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 60 MPH IN TIMMONSVILLE NEAR TWIN
CHURCH ROAD.

0625 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S FLORENCE 34.12N 79.78W
03/15/2008 FLORENCE SC EMERGENCY MNGR

MOBILE HOME FLIPPED NEAR HWY 301 AND MEADOW PRONG RD.
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE...DETAILS UNKNOWN...HAS BEEN REPORTED
ALONG HWY 301 BETWEEN HWY 52 AND HILL RD.

0635 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 WSW FLORENCE 34.15N 79.86W
03/15/2008 FLORENCE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT

HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR I-95 NEAR EXIT
150

0641 PM TSTM WND DMG RAYNHAM 34.57N 79.19W
03/15/2008 ROBESON NC TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN O TOMM ROAD.

0641 PM TSTM WND DMG RAYNHAM 34.57N 79.19W
03/15/2008 ROBESON NC TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN ON TOMM ROAD.

0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ESE GRESHAM 33.90N 79.34W
03/15/2008 MARION SC TRAINED SPOTTER

A 20 INCH OAK TREE WAS TWISTED AND SNAPPED AT 16 FEET AT
THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 41 AND HIGHWAY 908 JUST NORTH
OF BRITTONS NECK.

0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NE GRESHAM 33.99N 79.35W
03/15/2008 MARION SC AMATEUR RADIO

5 PINE TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 41

0713 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 NW CONWAY 33.92N 79.16W
03/15/2008 HORRY SC EMERGENCY MNGR

ROOFS PEELED OFF HOMES. CARPORT TOSSED 150 YARDS. SEVERAL
TREES DOWN. DAMAGE WAS ALONG HWY 501.

0717 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S GREELEYVILLE 33.56N 79.99W
03/15/2008 WILLIAMSBURG SC AMATEUR RADIO

1/2 MILE SWATH OF LARGE TREES DOWN NEAR THE GREELEYVILLE
AMATEUR RADIO REPEATER.

0717 PM HAIL 3 W SAMPIT 33.37N 79.50W
03/15/2008 E1.75 INCH GEORGETOWN SC NWS EMPLOYEE

CHARLESTON WFO CALLED TO RELAY THIS REPORT.

0721 PM HAIL 3 N GREELEYVILLE 33.62N 79.99W
03/15/2008 E1.00 INCH WILLIAMSBURG SC EMERGENCY MNGR

0730 PM HAIL 7 NE CONWAY 33.91N 78.97W
03/15/2008 E0.75 INCH HORRY SC TRAINED SPOTTER

HAIL REPORTED IN SHELL COMMUNITY NEAR INTERSECTION OF SC
22 AND 905.

0745 PM TSTM WND GST 5 NW NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 33.88N 78.73W
03/15/2008 M84.00 MPH HORRY SC TRAINED SPOTTER

84 MPH GUST MEASURED BY SKYWARN SPOTTER IN WAMPEE.

0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N ROCKY POINT 34.49N 77.88W
03/15/2008 PENDER NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

*** 7 INJ *** STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO TRAILERS IN INTERSTATE
MOBILE HOME PARK. MINOR INJURIES REPORTED BY EMS ON THE
SCENE.

0750 PM HAIL LELAND 34.24N 78.05W
03/15/2008 E0.75 INCH BRUNSWICK NC PUBLIC

REPORT RELAYED VIA HAM RADIO OPERATOR

0750 PM HAIL WILMINGTON 34.21N 77.91W
03/15/2008 E1.00 INCH NEW HANOVER NC BROADCAST MEDIA

QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON FRONT STREET.

0750 PM TSTM WND DMG TRIO 33.48N 79.72W
03/15/2008 WILLIAMSBURG SC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

LOTS OF WIND DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. MOBILE HOME
WITH HEAVY DAMAGE ON STEADFAST ROAD. DAMAGE REPORTS
EXTEND WEST TO GREELEYVILLE.

0759 PM TORNADO HAMPSTEAD 34.37N 77.70W
03/15/2008 F1 PENDER NC NWS STORM SURVEY

SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF
PANSY LANE AND PEANUT ROAD. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN
EF1...WITH WINDS UP TO 110 MPH. THE TORNADO HAD A MAXIMUM
WIDTH OF 100 YARDS AND A TOTAL LENGTH OF 2 MILES...BUT IT
WAS AN EF0 FOR MOST OF THE TIME.

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ILM STAFF

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