Wilmington
A topic on our watch list — we track its coverage across 2 domains, including Disaster Resilience and Weather Climate Record.
Coverage of Wilmington is newly on the wire: 19 signals on the latest tracked day, level with its three-week baseline of 19, across 2 domains. That makes it the #97 most-covered of the 349 concerns we track.
If Wilmington matters to your work, it just crossed our flagging thresholds — early and thin history, so watch whether the next few days confirm the move or fade it.
What’s changed
- Heat Advisory issued August 19 at 1:53AM EDT until August 19 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC · NWS Active Alerts — Excessive Heat (scoped) · 2026-08-19
- Heat Advisory issued August 18 at 2:35AM EDT until August 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC · NWS Active Alerts — Excessive Heat (scoped) · 2026-08-18
- Flood Warning issued August 18 at 1:12AM EDT until August 18 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH · NWS Active Alerts (Extreme/Severe) · 2026-08-18
- Heat Advisory issued August 17 at 2:22AM EDT until August 17 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC · NWS Active Alerts — Excessive Heat (scoped) · 2026-08-17
- Flood Warning issued August 17 at 4:18AM EDT until August 18 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH · NWS Active Alerts (Extreme/Severe) · 2026-08-17
- Heat Advisory issued August 16 at 2:53AM EDT until August 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC · NWS Active Alerts — Excessive Heat (scoped) · 2026-08-16
What the reporting says
Across 44 tracked stories from 15 outlets, reporting on Wilmington most often describes disaster (18), launches or releases (2), public statements (1).
It shows up alongside Noaa (27), Franklin (10), National Weather Service (8), South Carolina (8).
Two steps out: Anderson (through Noaa, 27 shared stories on the weaker link); Charleston (through Noaa, 27 shared stories on the weaker link); Hurricane (through Noaa, 27 shared stories on the weaker link); Jackson (through Noaa, 27 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Jul 23, with coverage on 10 separate days — concentrated in Disaster and Weather Climate.