Inland New Hanover storm history

A large tree fell through the roof of a home at Nantucket Pointe. There was significant damage to the house. Multiple large trees in the road in Murrayville, with power lines down as well. A Scotchman gas station on 23rd had a pump station knocked down with awning damage. Multipl…

Even though the center of Hurricane Irene passed over 100 miles east of the coast of southeastern North Carolina, its large windfield produced tropical storm force winds for nearly 24 hours as it made its landfall near Cape Lookout. The highest recorded wind gust at the Wilmingto…

Two to four inches of snow and sleet mix fell across New Hanover county, with an isolated maximum of 4.8 measured in southern Wilmington. Officially measured 2.6 at the NWS Wilmington office. A large portion of Martin Luther King Parkway in Wilmington was closed for almost a day …

Reported tree down at the intersection of Covil and Darlington Avenue.

The tide gage along the Lower Cape Fear River at downtown Wilmington crested at 7.03 feet (MLLW).

Minor wind damage occurred across a good portion of the county including some small trees down and a gas station canopy destroyed at 4505 Masonboro Loop Road. A tree fell on a car on Myrtle Grove Road at 1045 PM EST (34.12N, 77.88W).

Tropical storm force wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph associated with Hurricane Ian resulted in some downed trees and isolated downed power lines. Rainfall amounts averaged 3 to 4 inches.

A gust to 66 mph was measured at UNCW's main campus and campus EM reported damage to a couple large tents and a large tarp at a ball field.

KILM measured a gust to 68 mph.

KILM measured a gust to 59 mph.

Significant ice accumulations occurred due to freezing rain before sleet mixed in overnight and finishing with a brief dusting of snow. 0.1-0.25 of ice observed across the county, with 0.25 officially measured at the NWS Wilmington office. Multiple cars were abandoned overnight a…

A total of 10 rip related rescues occurred at Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches.

Nearly a dozen trees were blown down along US-117 in the Northchase neighborhood.

Snow began falling by afternoon on Jan 3rd. Two inches of snow had fallen by 11 pm, and the totals for the event ranged from one to four inches with the heaviest accumulations to the north. A tenth of an inch of ice was also reported southwest of Wilmington. The low pressure resp…

Cold air pushed into the region on March 15th, courtesy of a strong cold front and a large high pressure system that settled over the region for the next two days. Temperatures on both March 16th and 17th dropped well into the mid and lower 20s for four to six hours. Significant …

Cold air pushed into the region on March 15th, courtesy of a strong cold front and a large high pressure system that settled over the region for the next two days. Temperatures on both March 16th and 17th dropped well into the mid and lower 20s for four to six hours. Significant …

Hurricane Matthew moved up the eastern seaboard, bringing very heavy rain and strong winds. Rainfall amounts ranged from three to six inches. A peak wind of 70 mph was reported at the Wilmington airport, with a suspect report of 82 mph recorded at Federal Point. Wind gusts to hur…

Flooding with barricades up at the intersection of Water St and Market St. This was a combination of heavy rain in conjunction with a high tide.

A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with clo…

Slow moving Tropical Storm Ana produced tropical storm force winds with torrential rain for two days along the coast. The peak wind away from the coast was 35 kts at the Wilminton International Airport with numerous reports over 30 kts. Rainfall amounts were around four inches co…

Precipitation began as snow before dawn, accumulating as much as .3 in the town of Wilmington. The precipitation transitioned to freezing rain by late morning, with reports ranging from a quarter inch to as much as four tenths of an inch of ice accumulation across inland New Hano…

Hurricane Arthur moved up the eastern seaboard and became a Category 2 hurricane as it passed 40 miles to the east of Wilmington, North Carolina. The strongest wind recorded in the county was 62 mph, measured at Johnny Mercer Pier. Tropical storm force winds were experienced for …

Freezing rain began falling the morning of February 11th, with over a half inch of ice accumulation reported at the National Weather Service office in Wilmington. Driving was treacherous, with numerous power outages reported. The police department reported trees and branches down…

Freezing rain began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to mostly sleet in the evening and overnight hours, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations were about a half inch, and sleet accumulations in the county ranged from one to tw…

A large pine tree fell on an Astro van and destroyed it.

Gradient winds caused minor siding damage to a house. A flag pole was blown over.

A tree was blown down on Colonial Drive.

Directional flow at the surface and aloft were both from the west southwest. This contributed to heat indicies above 110 degrees for several hours on both the 26th and 27th of July. There were no reports of heat related injuries.

Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports …

A wildfire occurred near the Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum, forcing evacuation of the museum and 15 homes. One shed caught fire. The fire was contained in about five hours, but smoldered for another two weeks. Approximately 60 acres were burned.

Excessive heat advisories and warnings were issued for the region for several days toward the end of July. The heat and humidity combined to push heat indicies near 110 degrees at times during the afternoon.

Rainfall amounts continued to be meager, with most areas between eight to twelve inches below normal for the year. There were sporadic reports of localized water rationing, however most communities were still under normal water usage. Although most crops around the region were de…

Rainfall totals at the end of June were well below average for much of the region, ranging from 55 to 65 percent of normal. Crops were for the most part just beginning to stress, with no reports of widespread drought damage. The drought was a major contributor to a large fire off…