000 NOUS42 KILM 130011 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-131215- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 711 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...THREE-DAY RAINFALL TOTALS... THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN SINCE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE REPORTS WERE GATHERED...FROM NWS AND FAA AIRPORT OBS (ASOS/AWOS)...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...COCORAHS OBSERVERS...VOLUNTEER OBSERVATIONS (MESONET)...WEATHER UNDERGROUND...NWS EMPLOYEES...AND FIRE WEATHER (RAWS) OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FOREST SERVICE. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM *NOTE...THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN...HAIL...AND SNOW NETWORK (COCORAHS) IS A NON-PROFIT NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS THAT MEASURE AND REPORT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN AND PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN METEOROLOGICAL REPORTING AND RESEARCH USING INEXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD PLEASE VISIT THE COCORAHS WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.COCORAHS.ORG FOR DETAILS. ********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...BLADEN COUNTY... EAST ARCADIA 2NE 1.76 800 AM 12/12 COOP CAPE FEAR L&D 1 1.66 800 AM 12/12 COOP ...BRUNSWICK COUNTY... LONGWOOD 2.82 800 AM 12/12 COOP SUPPLY 4NW 2.37 800 AM 12/12 RAWS SHALLOTTE 4.2SSW 2.04 700 AM 12/12 COCORAHS SUNSET BEACH 2.9NNE 1.55 700 AM 12/12 COCORAHS LONG BEACH 2.9NE 1.39 800 AM 12/12 COCORAHS LELAND 5.7WSW 1.37 800 AM 12/12 COCORAHS SUNSET BEACH 1.7WNW 1.31 700 AM 12/12 COCORAHS LELAND 0.3SSW 1.29 800 AM 12/12 NWS EMPLOYEE/COCORAHS ...COLUMBUS COUNTY... WHITEVILLE 5S 2.25 800 AM 12/12 COOP WHITEVILLE 1.35 800 AM 12/12 RAWS WHITEVILLE 6.3NNW 1.06 910 AM 12/12 COCORAHS WHITEVILLE 0.3SE 0.82 700 AM 12/12 COCORAHS ...NEW HANOVER COUNTY... SILVER LAKE 2.22 800 AM 12/12 COCORAHS WILMINGTON 1.82 800 AM 12/12 ASOS (AIRPORT) WILMINGTON 7SE 1.72 800 AM 12/12 COOP (MONKEY JCT.) WILMINGTON 7N 1.67 800 AM 12/12 COOP (CASTLE HAYNE) MASONBORO ISLAND 1.56 800 AM 12/12 NOAA ...PENDER COUNTY... BURGAW 4E 2.49 800 AM 12/12 COOP SURF CITY 2.07 800 AM 12/12 COOP ...ROBESON COUNTY... MAXTON 1.64 800 AM 12/12 ASOS (AIRPORT) ORRUM 1.36 800 AM 12/12 COOP (LUMBER RIVER SP) LUMBERTON 3SE 1.10 800 AM 12/12 COOP LUMBERTON 0.48 800 AM 12/12 ASOS (AIRPORT) SOUTH CAROLINA ...DARLINGTON COUNTY... DARLINGTON 7.3SSW 1.49 700 AM 12/12 COCORAHS DARLINGTON 1.38 800 AM 12/12 COOP HARTSVILLE 0.58 800 AM 12/12 COOP ...DILLON COUNTY... DILLON 0.72 800 AM 12/12 COOP ...FLORENCE COUNTY... QUINBY 0.80 800 AM 12/12 COOP FLORENCE 0.69 800 AM 12/12 ASOS (AIRPORT) LAKE CITY 2SE 0.28 800 AM 12/12 COOP ...GEORGETOWN COUNTY... GEORGETOWN 1.11 800 AM 12/12 COOP (COUNTY AIRPORT) ...HORRY COUNTY... NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 2.22 800 AM 12/12 ASOS (AIRPORT) MYRTLE BEACH 1.56 800 AM 12/12 COOP GALIVANTS FERRY 1.40 800 AM 12/12 COOP CRABTREE SWAMP 1.19 800 AM 12/12 COOP CONWAY 0.86 800 AM 12/12 COOP LORIS 6NNW 0.83 800 AM 12/12 COOP ...MARION COUNTY... MULLINS 1.35 800 AM 12/12 COOP ...MARLBORO COUNTY... BENNETTSVILLE 1.33 800 AM 12/12 COOP (PEE DEE RIVER) BENNETTSVILLE 1N 1.28 800 AM 12/12 COOP ...WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY... CADES 4W 0.53 800 AM 12/12 COOP GREELEYVILLE 5N 0.37 800 AM 12/12 COOP $$ HEDEN