May 15-16, 2014
Heavy Rainfall Event
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1135 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT
BROUGHT SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN TO OUR FORECAST AREA YESTERDAY
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL
TOTALS FROM THE PAST 24 HOURS. THESE REPORTS COME FROM A VARIETY OF
SOURCES INCLUDING ASOS SITES...COCORAHS AND CO-OP OBSERVERS...RAWS
AND MESONET SITES...AND USGS RAIN GAUGES. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO
AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM
**********************24 HOUR RAINFALL**********************
LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
NORTH CAROLINA
...BLADEN COUNTY...
GARLAND 11 W 4.95 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
ELIZABETHTOWN 5 WNW 4.34 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
WM O HUSKE LD 4.08 800 AM 5/16 USGS RAIN GAUGE
ELIZABETHTOWN 7 NW 3.51 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
BLADENBORO 2 NNW 3.22 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
ELIZABETHTOWN 4 NNE 3.07 800 AM 5/16 RAWS
ELIZABETHTOWN 3 WSW 2.90 800 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
CAPE FEAR LD1 1.01 800 AM 5/16 USGS RAIN GAUGE
...BRUNSWICK COUNTY...
SHALLOTTE 3 SSE 3.63 800 AM 5/16 MESONET
SUPPLY NATURE CONSER 3.47 800 AM 5/16 RAWS
BOLIVIA 8 SW 3.18 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
LELAND 6 WSW 2.83 600 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
VARNAMTOWN 2 ENE 2.63 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
OAK ISLAND 1 W 2.10 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
WINNABOW 4 SE 2.03 830 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
LELAND 2 SW 1.98 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
ST. JAMES 2 W 1.61 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
OAK ISLAND 2 E 1.38 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
SOUTHPORT 6 W 1.31 630 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
LONG BEACH 3 NE 1.18 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
SUNSET BEACH 3 NNE 1.12 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
SOUTHPORT 1 NE 1.09 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
CALABASH 1 NNW 0.96 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
SUNSET BEACH 2 WNW 0.95 630 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
BALD HEAD ISLAND 1 W 0.94 800 AM 5/16 MESONET
...COLUMBUS COUNTY...
WHITEVILLE 6 NNW 3.63 725 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
FAIR BLUFF 1 ESE 3.48 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
EVERGREEN 7 E 2.54 800 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
CHADBOURN 1 NNW 2.34 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
LAKE WACCAMAW 3 SSW 1.74 600 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
LAKE WACCAMAW 4 SE 0.74 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
...NEW HANOVER COUNTY...
WILMINGTON 2 SE 2.55 830 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
WILMINGTON 4 SE 2.32 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
MYRTLE GROVE 1 NNE 2.31 700 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
WILMINGTON 4 SSE 2.02 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
WILMINGTON 2.01 800 AM 5/16 ASOS
MASONBORO 1 SE 1.98 800 AM 5/16 NERR
WILMINGTON 6 SSE 1.97 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
WILMINGTON 8 ENE 1.75 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
OGDEN 1 NW 1.70 700 AM 5/16 NWS EMPLOYEE
CAROLINA BEACH 1.69 800 AM 5/16 MESONET
...PENDER COUNTY...
HAMPSTEAD NW 2.65 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
WATHA 2.35 800 AM 5/16 AMATEUR RADIO
HAMPSTEAD 2 N 2.04 800 AM 5/16 MESONET
BACK ISLAND 1.89 800 AM 5/16 RAWS
CASTLE HAYNE 3 NW 1.82 630 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
SURF CITY 2 NNW 1.48 800 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
SURF CITY 1 E 1.31 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
...ROBESON COUNTY...
LUMBERTON 3 ESE 5.22 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
ST. PAULS 6 ESE 4.62 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
PEMBROKE 2 W 3.52 800 AM 5/16 MESONET
LUMBERTON 3.31 800 AM 5/16 ASOS
LUMBERTON 3 SE 3.20 705 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
SOUTH CAROLINA
...DARLINGTON COUNTY...
HARTSVILLE 2 NE 4.00 700 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
HARTSVILLE 2 NW 2.65 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
HARTSVILLE 2 W 2.60 715 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
HARTSVILLE 5 WSW 2.50 630 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
DARLINGTON 1 W 1.79 700 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
...DILLON COUNTY...
FORK 2 E 6.02 144 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
DILLON 1 ESE 2.00 700 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
DILLON 4 NW 1.50 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
...FLORENCE COUNTY...
LAKE CITY 1 E 6.00 600 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
QUINBY 2.72 800 AM 5/16 USGS RAIN GAUGE
FLORENCE 2.51 800 AM 5/16 ASOS
FLORENCE 5 W 1.23 600 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
...GEORGETOWN COUNTY...
MURRELLS INLET 1 NNE 2.12 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
MURRELLS INLET SSW 1.98 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
PAWLEYS ISLAND 6 NNE 1.95 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
ANDREWS 1 S 1.50 700 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
GEORGETOWN 5 NNE 1.42 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
GEORGETOWN 4 SSW 1.38 630 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
PAWLEY'S ISLAND 1 WN 1.33 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
GEORGETOWN 1 E 1.25 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
NORTH INLET WINYAH B 1.24 800 AM 5/16 NERR
PAWLEY'S ISLAND 5 SW 1.15 800 AM 5/16 MESONET
PAWLEYS ISLAND 3 W 1.14 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
...HORRY COUNTY...
MYRTLE BEACH 5 WNW 3.51 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
SURFSIDE BEACH 1 NE 3.41 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
SOCASTEE 2 E 3.36 800 AM 5/16 USGS RAIN GAUGE
MYRTLE BEACH 5 SW 3.30 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
MYRTLE BEACH 7 NNW 3.14 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
MYRTLE BEACH 5 W 3.12 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
SURFSIDE BEACH S 3.08 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
MYRTLE BEACH 5 NNW 3.00 845 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
LORIS 3 WSW 2.74 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
MYRTLE BEACH 9 WSW 2.74 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
MYRTLE BEACH 8 WNW 2.56 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
CONWAY 6 E 2.45 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
SURFSIDE BEACH 1 NNW 2.40 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
MURRELLS INLET 4 NE 2.35 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
MYRTLE BEACH 9 SW 2.21 1000 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
CONWAY 9 NNE 2.15 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
MURRELLS INLET 2 N 2.09 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
CONWAY 1 SSE 2.00 700 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
ALLSBROOK 5 S 1.97 800 AM 5/16 MESONET
LONGS 6 NNW 1.44 800 AM 5/16 MESONET
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 1 1.26 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
LORIS 1 ENE 1.23 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 4 0.97 830 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 0.91 800 AM 5/16 ASOS
LONGS 1 NW 0.79 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
MYRTLE BEACH 2 ENE 0.76 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
...MARION COUNTY...
MARION 2 S 7.78 134 AM 5/16 AMATEUR RADIO
MARION 4 E 7.65 800 AM 5/16 RAWS
MULLINS 1 SSE 5.50 700 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
GALIVANTS FERRY 1.94 800 AM 5/16 USGS RAIN GAUGE
...MARLBORO COUNTY...
BENNETTSVILLE 4 SE 2.97 700 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
...WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY...
KINGSTREE 8 NW 5.69 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
KINGSTREE 10 NW 4.65 800 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
CADES 4 WNW 4.43 700 AM 5/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
KINGSTREE 2.42 800 AM 5/16 USGS RAIN GAUGE
HEMINGWAY SW 1.94 830 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
KINGSTREE 1 ESE 1.77 630 AM 5/16 COCORAHS
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