000 NOUS42 KILM 022325 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-032330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 625 PM EST MON MAR 2 2009 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN SINCE SATURDAY MORNING. THESE REPORTS WERE GATHERED...FROM NWS AND FAA AIRPORT OBS (ASOS/AWOS)...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...COCORAHS OBSERVERS...SKYWARN...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. WE ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING VOLUNTEERS IN OUR AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. ********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...BLADEN COUNTY... TURNBULL CREEK 2.99 800 AM 3/2 RAWS ELIZABETHTOWN 3SW 2.73 800 AM 3/2 COOP WILLIAM O HUSKE LD 2.19 800 AM 3/2 COOP CAPE FEAR LD 1 2.03 800 AM 3/2 COOP EAST ARCADIA 2NE 1.95 800 AM 3/2 COOP ...BRUNSWICK COUNTY... HOLDEN BEACH 2.2ENE 2.07 700 AM 3/2 COCORAHS LELAND 5.7WSW 1.95 700 AM 3/2 COCORAHS SUPPLY 4NW 1.52 800 AM 3/2 RAWS LONG BEACH 2.9NNE 1.44 700 AM 3/2 COCORAHS LELAND 0.3SSW 1.43 403 PM 3/2 NWS WIFE (COCORAHS) SUNSET BEACH 2.9NNE 1.33 700 AM 3/2 COCORAHS LONGWOOD 1.31 800 AM 3/2 COOP SUNSET BEACH 1.7WNW 1.20 700 AM 3/2 COCORAHS BALD HEAD ISLAND 1.03 805 AM 3/2 WX UNDERGROUND ...COLUMBUS COUNTY... WHITEVILLE 5S 2.87 800 AM 3/2 COOP WHITEVILLE 6.3NNW 2.77 801 AM 3/2 COCORAHS WHITEVILLE 2.76 800 AM 3/2 RAWS WHITEVILLE 0.3SE 2.54 802 AM 3/2 COCORAHS ...NEW HANOVER COUNTY... OGDEN 1.45 700 AM 3/2 NWS EMPLOYEE WILMINGTON 1.34 700 AM 3/2 ASOS (AIRPORT) MASONBORO ISLAND 1.32 800 AM 3/2 NERR ...PENDER COUNTY... WATHA 2.85 500 PM 3/1 SKYWARN BACK ISLAND 1.92 800 AM 3/2 RAWS BURGAW 4E 1.90 800 AM 3/2 COOP SURF CITY 1.26 800 AM 3/2 COOP ...ROBESON COUNTY... ORRUM 2.93 800 AM 3/2 COOP (LUMBER RIVER SP) LUMBERTON 3SE 2.90 800 PM 3/2 COOP LUMBERTON 1.99 700 AM 3/2 ASOS (AIRPORT) SOUTH CAROLINA ...DARLINGTON COUNTY... DARLINGTON 2.65 800 AM 3/2 COOP HARTSVILLE 2.12 800 AM 3/2 COOP ...DILLON COUNTY... DILLON 2.84 800 AM 3/2 COOP ...FLORENCE COUNTY... FLORENCE 2.73 700 AM 3/2 ASOS (AIRPORT) QUINBY 2.59 800 AM 3/2 COOP LAKE CITY 2SE 2.50 800 AM 3/2 COOP ...GEORGETOWN COUNTY... GEORGETOWN 1.26 800 AM 3/2 COOP (AIRPORT) ...HORRY COUNTY... GALIVANTS FERRY 2.74 800 AM 3/2 COOP LORIS 6NNW 2.56 800 AM 3/2 COOP CRABTREE SWAMP 1.88 800 AM 3/2 COOP CONWAY 4SE 1.36 805 AM 3/2 WX UNDERGROUND (CCU) MYRTLE BEACH 5.3W 1.26 702 AM 3/2 COCORAHS NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 1.09 700 AM 3/2 ASOS (AIRPORT) ...MARION COUNTY... MULLINS 3.20 800 AM 3/2 COOP MARION 2.99 800 AM 3/2 COOP ...MARLBORO COUNTY... BENNETTSVILLE 1N 2.40 800 AM 3/2 COOP BENNETTSVILLE 2.17 800 AM 3/2 COOP (PEE DEE RIVER) BENNETTSVILLE 4SE 1.83 803 AM 3/2 WX UNDERGROUND (COTT. CREEK) BENNETTSVILLE 1.70 704 AM 3/2 WX UNDERROUND (MARLBORO EOC) ...WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY... CADES 4W 2.82 800 AM 3/2 COOP GREELEYVILLE 5N 2.31 800 AM 3/2 COOP ANDREWS 2.29 800 AM 3/2 COOP KINGSTREE 2.28 800 AM 3/2 COOP HEMINGWAY 8ESE 2.16 800 AM 3/2 COOP $$ HEDEN