000 NOUS42 KILM 251617 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-260430- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1217 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. THESE REPORTS WERE GATHERED...FROM ASOS...AWOS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...COCORAHS OBSERVERS...MESONET...AND RAWS SITES. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM. THE WIND GUSTS BELOW ARE FROM A GRAVITY WAVE THAT IMPACTED OUR AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...BLADEN COUNTY... EAST ARCADIA 2NE 0.22 800 AM 10/25 COOP ...BRUNSWICK COUNTY... SUNSET BEACH 1.7WNW 2.25 800 AM 10/25 COCORAHS SHALLOTTE 4.2SSW 2.10 800 AM 10/25 COCORAHS HOLDEN BEACH 2.3E 2.08 800 AM 10/25 COCORAHS LONG BEACH 2.9NE 1.56 800 AM 10/25 COCORAHS SUPPLY 1.25 800 AM 10/25 RAWS LELAND 5.7WSW 1.00 800 AM 10/25 COCORAHS LELAND 2S 0.95 1000 AM 10/25 NWS EMPLOYEE LELAND 0.3 SSW 0.85 420 AM 10/25 COCORAHS NWS EMPLOYEE ...COLUMBUS COUNTY... WHITEVILLE 0.3SE 0.32 800 AM 10/25 COCORAHS WHITEVILLE 6.3NNW 0.23 800 AM 10/25 COCORAHS WHITEVILLE 0.23 800 AM 10/25 RAWS ...NEW HANOVER COUNTY... MASONBORO 1ENE 1.34 800 AM 10/25 NWS EMPLOYEE WILMINGTON 7SE 1.15 800 AM 10/25 COOP OGDEN 4W 1.10 800 AM 10/25 NWS EMPLOYEE SILVER LAKE 1.3NE 1.09 800 AM 10/25 COCORAHS WILMINGTON 1.03 800 AM 10/25 ASOS (AIRPORT) ...PENDER COUNTY... BURGAW 4E 0.56 800 AM 10/25 COOP SURF CITY 0.50 800 AM 10/25 COOP ...ROBESON COUNTY... ORRUM 0.30 800 AM 10/25 COOP LUMBER RIVER SP LUMBERTON 3SE 0.23 800 AM 10/25 COOP MAXTON 0.04 800 AM 10/25 ASOS (AIRPORT) LUMBERTON 0.03 800 AM 10/25 ASOS (AIRPORT) SOUTH CAROLINA ...DARLINGTON COUNTY... HARTSVILLE 0.80 800 AM 10/25 COOP ...DILLON COUNTY... DILLON 0.65 800 AM 10/25 COOP ...FLORENCE COUNTY... LAKE CITY 2SE 1.83 800 AM 10/25 COOP EFFINGHAM 1.36 800 AM 10/25 COOP FLORENCE 1.02 800 AM 10/25 ASOS (AIRPORT) QUINBY 0.54 800 AM 10/25 COOP ...GEORGETOWN COUNTY... GEORGETOWN 6.14 800 AM 10/25 COOP (AIRPORT) ...HORRY COUNTY... MYRTLE BEACH 5.3W 3.14 800 AM 10/25 COCORAHS NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 2.46 800 AM 10/25 ASOS (AIRPORT) CONWAY 1.98 800 AM 10/25 COOP GALIVANTS FERRY 1.36 800 AM 10/25 COOP LORIS 6NNW 1.04 800 AM 10/25 COOP ...MARION COUNTY... MARION 0.92 800 AM 10/25 COOP MULLINS 0.91 800 AM 10/25 COOP ...MARLBORO COUNTY... BENNETTSVILLE 1N 0.34 800 AM 10/25 COOP ...WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY... ANDREWS 3.97 800 AM 10/25 COOP GREELEYVILLE 5N 2.65 800 AM 10/25 COOP KINGSTREE 2.50 800 AM 10/25 COOP CADES 4W 2.01 800 AM 10/25 COOP ***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************** LOCATION PEAK WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...COLUMBUS COUNTY... WHITEVILLE 47 1200 AM 10/25 AWOS (AIRPORT) WHITEVILLE 1WNW 40 1233 AM 10/25 MESONET (WX. UNDER) ...NEW HANOVER COUNTY... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 62 200 AM 10/25 NOAA (NOS/CO-OPS) WILMINGTON 55 133 AM 10/25 MESONET (STATE PORT) WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 55 157 AM 10/25 MESONET (WX. UNDER) WILMINGTON 54 131 AM 10/25 ASOS (AIRPORT) ...PENDER COUNTY... HAMPSTEAD 3ESE 47 200 AM 10/25 MESONET (WX. UNDER) HAMPSTEAD 4E 46 216 AM 10/25 MESONET (WX. UNDER) ...ROBESON COUNTY... LUMBERTON 30 954 PM 10/24 ASOS (AIRPORT) SOUTH CAROLINA ...DARLINGTON COUNTY... DARLINGTON 35 915 PM 10/24 AWOS (AIRPORT) ...FLORENCE COUNTY... FLORENCE 38 933 PM 10/24 ASOS (AIRPORT) ...HORRY COUNTY... MYRTLE BEACH 46 1135 PM 10/24 AWOS (AIRPORT) NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 39 1149 PM 10/24 ASOS (AIRPORT) ***********************MAXIMUM PRESSURE DROP****************** LOCATION MAX PRESSURE DURATION COMMENTS DROP OF (MB) MEASUREMENT ***PRESSURE DROPS BELOW WERE RECORDED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AM*** NORTH CAROLINA ...NEW HANOVER COUNTY... MASONBORO 1ENE 6 MB 45 MINUTES NWS EMPLOYEE OGDEN 4W 8 MB 50 MINUTES NWS EMPLOYEE (4 MB DROP IN 5 MINUTES) WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 8 MB 65 MINUTES NOAA (NOS/CO-OP) (5 MB DROP IN 24 MINUTES) $$ HEDEN