000 NOUS42 KILM 022244 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-031027- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 527 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM *************************PEAK WIND ************************* LOCATION PEAK WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...BLADEN COUNTY... BLADENBORO 35 219 PM 1/2 MESONET ELIZABETHTOWN 30 1140 AM 1/2 AWOS ...BRUNSWICK COUNTY... SUPPLY 38 118 PM 1/2 RAWS BALD HEAD ISLAND 36 117 PM 1/2 MESONET SUNSET BEACH 35 1200 PM 1/2 CARO-COOPS SOUTHPORT 32 1020 AM 1/2 AWOS ...NEW HANOVER COUNTY... WILMINGTON 40 1010 AM 1/2 MESONET (NC STATE PORTS) JOHNNY MERCER PIER 36 300 PM 1/2 NDBC WILMINGTON 36 238 PM 1/2 ASOS CAROLINA BEACH 33 950 AM 1/2 MESONET WILMINGTON 33 1203 PM 1/2 MESONET (USCG LORAN STATION) WILMINGTON 25 105 PM 1/2 NWS EMPLOYEE (KINGS GRANT) ...PENDER COUNTY... BACK ISLAND 34 118 PM 1/2 RAWS SURF CITY 33 1016 AM 1/2 MESONET ...ROBESON COUNTY... LUMBERTON 33 924 AM 1/2 ASOS SOUTH CAROLINA ...DARLINGTON COUNTY... DARLINGTON 32 415 PM 1/2 AWOS ...FLORENCE COUNTY... FLORENCE 35 914 AM 1/2 ASOS ...HORRY COUNTY... NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 33 115 PM 1/2 ASOS LORIS 30 1236 PM 1/2 MESONET MYRTLE BEACH 30 445 PM 1/2 AWOS $$ HEDEN