000 NOUS42 KILM 190124 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-191330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 824 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...FLURRIES FALL ACROSS THE AREA... 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...COCORAHS OBSERVERS...VOLUNTEER OBSERVATIONS (PUBLIC)...NWS EMPLOYEES...AND SKYWARN SPOTTERS. 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. SCATTERED FLURRIES FELL ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR ALONG WITH A FAVORABLE WIND DIRECTION FOR MOISTURE TRANSPORT DOWNWIND OF THE GREAT LAKES LED TO THIS VERY RARE OCCURRENCE. SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S ALONG WITH DRY AIR BELOW THE SNOW PRODUCING CLOUDS KEPT THE SNOW FROM BEING ANYTHING MORE THAN VERY LIGHT FLURRIES. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...WHILE SNOW FLURRIES STOLE THE HEADLINES...COLD TEMPERATURES WERE EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WERE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 40S...A FULL 20 DEGREES BELOW OUR NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE OUR COLDEST AVERAGE HIGH DURING THE HEART OF WINTER IS IN THE MIDDLE 50S! THESE ARE THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN SINCE THE END OF LAST FEBRUARY. WE PLAN ON HAVING A DEDICATED WEB PAGE WITH MORE DETAIL ON THIS RARE NOVEMBER SNOW OCCURRENCE IN THE COMING DAYS. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND THIS ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM. ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...BLADEN COUNTY... TAR HEEL 4NW T 1241 PM 11/18 EMERGENCY MANAGER (LOCATED ON THE BLADEN ROBESON COUNTY LINE) ...BRUNSWICK COUNTY... LELAND 0.3SSW T 210 PM 11/18 NWS EMPLOYEE ...COLUMBUS COUNTY... WHITEVILLE 6.3NNW T 110 PM 11/18 COCORAHS ...NEW HANOVER COUNTY... WILMINGTON T 1235 PM 11/18 PUBLIC (WRIGHTSVILLE AVE./ COLLEGE ST.) WILMINGTON T 245 PM 11/18 NWS EMPLOYEE (AIRPORT GROUNDS) WILMINGTON T 300 PM 11/18 SPOTTER (HOGGARD HIGH SCHOOL) WILMINGTON T 355 PM 11/18 PUBLIC (EASTWOOD RD.) ...PENDER COUNTY... HAMPSTEAD T 130 PM 11/18 NWS EMPLOYEE ROCKY POINT T 510 PM 11/18 SPOTTER SOUTH CAROLINA ...HORRY COUNTY... NORTH MYRTLE BEACH T 220 PM 11/18 PUBLIC (11TH AVE.) RELAYED BY WMBF ...MARION COUNTY... MULLINS T 335 PM 11/18 PUBLIC (RELAYED VIA NEWSPAPER) $$ HEDEN