000 NOUS42 KILM 181548 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-190253- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1048 AM EST FRI JAN 18 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... COCORAHS OBSERVERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM A GOOD SOAKING RAIN FELL ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IT WAS COLD ENOUGH FOR SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION TO START OFF AS SLEET AND SNOW...ESPECIALLY FARTHER INLAND. PLEASE REFER TO THE PREVIOUS PNS FOR A LIST OF SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS FROM OUR AREA. THIS IS ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS...INCLUDE ANY RAIN THAT FELL FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE AMOUNTS RANGED FROM AROUND A HALF OF AN INCH FARTHER INLAND TO WELL OVER AN INCH CLOSER TO THE COAST. A MAXIMUM OF OVER ONE AND A HALF INCHES FELL NEAR THE COAST FROM GEORGETOWN COUNTY NORTHEAST THROUGH BRUNSWICK COUNTY...ALL OF NEW HANOVER...AND EXTREME EASTERN PENDER COUNTIES. A MINIMUM IN TOTAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN A HALF OF AN INCH AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH EXTENDED ON A LINE FROM WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY NORTHEAST THROUGH WESTERN HORRY COUNTY AND COLUMBUS COUNTY NORTHWEST TO INCLUDE THE REST OF THE INLAND COUNTIES IN OUR CWA. ********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...BLADEN COUNTY... WILLIAM O HUSKE LOCK 0.68 958 AM 1/18 COOP ELIZABETHTOWN 0.65 430 AM 1/18 COOP EAST ARCADIA 2NE 0.62 708 AM 1/18 COOP ...BRUNSWICK COUNTY... SUPPLY 1.59 700 AM 1/18 RAWS LELAND 5.7WSW 1.41 700 AM 1/18 COCORAHS SOUTHPORT 1.32 232 PM 1/17 MESONET SHALLOTTE 5W 1.28 1005 AM 1/18 COOP LONGWOOD 1.08 803 AM 1/18 COOP SOUTHPORT 1.04 220 PM 1/17 AWOS (AIRPORT) BALD HEAD ISLAND 0.89 217 PM 1/17 MESONET ...COLUMBUS COUNTY... WHITEVILLE 5S 0.77 826 AM 1/18 COOP WHITEVILLE 0.3SE 0.65 700 AM 1/18 COCORAHS WHITEVILLE 0.62 700 AM 1/18 RAWS ...NEW HANOVER COUNTY... WILMINGTON 1.37 250 PM 1/17 MESONET (OGDEN) WILMINGTON 1.31 230 PM 1/17 NWS EMPLOYEE (KINGS GRANT) WILMINGTON 7N 1.27 841 AM 1/18 COOP MASONBORO ISLAND 1.26 700 AM 1/18 RAWS WILMINGTON 1.25 700 PM 1/17 NWS OFFICE WILMINGTON 1.18 219 PM 1/17 NWS EMPLOYEE (MASONBORO) WILMINGTON 1.14 254 PM 1/17 ASOS (AIRPORT) ...PENDER COUNTY... SURF CITY 1.34 909 AM 1/18 COOP SURF CITY 0.87 316 PM 1/17 MESONET BURGAW 4E 0.77 814 AM 1/18 COOP ...ROBESON COUNTY... ORRUM 0.75 804 AM 1/18 COOP (LUMBER RIVER SP) LUMBERTON 3SE 0.67 711 AM 1/18 COOP LUMBERTON 0.46 206 PM 1/17 ASOS SOUTH CAROLINA ...DARLINGTON COUNTY... DARLINGTON 0.90 730 AM 1/18 COOP HARTSVILLE 0.85 705 AM 1/18 COOP ...DILLON COUNTY... DILLON 0.68 803 AM 1/18 COOP ...FLORENCE COUNTY... FLORENCE 8NE 0.85 943 AM 1/18 COOP QUINBY 0.73 700 AM 1/18 COOP EFFINGHAM 0.67 826 AM 1/18 COOP FLORENCE 0.67 251 PM 1/17 ASOS ...GEORGETOWN COUNTY... GEORGETOWN 1.70 725 AM 1/18 COOP ...HORRY COUNTY... GARDEN CITY BEACH 1.24 1250 PM 1/17 MESONET SURFSIDE BEACH 1.20 101 PM 1/17 MESONET NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 1.16 134 PM 1/18 ASOS LONGS 0.91 115 PM 1/17 MESONET CONWAY 0.68 1250 PM 1/17 MESONET LORIS 0.59 1205 PM 1/17 MESONET ...MARION COUNTY... MULLINS 0.73 715 AM 1/18 COOP MARION 0.45 741 AM 1/18 COOP ...MARLBORO COUNTY... BENNETTSVILLE 1N 0.82 610 AM 1/18 COOP BENNETTSVILLE 0.65 120 PM 1/17 MESONET ...WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY... GREELEYVILLE 5N 0.73 830 AM 1/18 COOP CADES 4W 0.70 841 AM 1/18 COOP HEMINGWAY 8ESE 0.70 914 AM 1/18 COOP $$ HEDEN