Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 14, 1986, 1:00 PM EST for Carteret County, Onslow County, North Carolina. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 1986, 1:00 PM EST (18:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 1986, 2:00 PM EST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Carteret County, NC, Onslow County, NC
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1:45 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Carteret, NC |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Hatteras, NC (KHAT), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 142 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 212 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KILM 141800 SVRILM NCC133-031-141900- BULLETIN IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 100 PM EST FRI MAR 14 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA...ONSLOW...CARTERET AT 1255 PM EST A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS INDICATED BY RADAR OVER EASTERN ONSLOW COUNTY..BETWEEN JACKSONVILLE AND SWANSBORO. THE LINE OF STORMS CONTINUES SOUTHEAST OVER THE ATLANTIC AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. ALL PERSONS IN EASTERN ONSLOW COUNTY AND IN WESTERN CARTERET COUNTY SHOULD SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGING WINDS..LARGE HAIL..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. COUNTY AND CITY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS ARE REQUESTED TO BROADCAST THE TYPE AND VALID TIME OF THIS WARNING. RELAY ITS HIGHLIGHTS TO KEY OFFICIALS. HINN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 7:13 AM EST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAPE HATTERAS NC 715 AM EST FRI MAR 14 1981 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAINS ARE A POSSIBILITY FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATER TODAY... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND AS IT ENCOUNTERS WARM MOIST AIR ALREADY OVER THE TARHEEL STATE THE POSSIBILITY OF TORRENTIAL RAINS AND HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS EXIST. THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE STATE. PERSONS IN THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL AND DAMAGING HAIL AND TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION IF WEATHER CONDITIONS WARRANT. LATER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUESD AS NEEDED AND PERSONS SHOULD TUNE TO LOCAL WEATHER REPORTS VIA RADIO...TELEVISION AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ANY WoEATHER DEVELOPMENTS. DR
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 9:51 AM EST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 945 AM EST FRI MAR 14 1986 VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO INTO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA:ONSLOW..CARTERET..JONES AND CRAVEN. PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAINS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WATER ON HIGHWAYS. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS. AT 942 THIS MORNING ONE INCH OF RAIN WAS RECORDED IN A 20 MINUTE SPAN IN ONSLOW COUNTY. AT 930 THIS MORNING RAIN COVERED THE EASTERN HALF OF NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTENDED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM MOREHEAD CITY TO NEAR CHARLESTON. THE AREA OF RAIN ALSO COVERED THE COASTAL SECTIONS AND MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. OFFSHORE A LINE OF VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO BOGUE INLET. MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN ELEMENTS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. DS
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 10:46 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1045 AM EST FRI MAR 14 1986 VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA:NEW HANOVER..ONSLOW..BRUNSWICK..CARTERET..JONES.. PAMLICO AND CRAVEN. PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAINS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATER ON HIGHWAYS. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS. A REPORT OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM THIS MORNING WAS REPORTED EAST SIDE OF WILMINGTON..NEAR THE UNIVERSITY. AT 1030 THIS MORNING RAIN COVERED THE EASTERN HALF OF NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTENDED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM MOREHEAD CITY TO NEAR CHARLESTON. THE AREA OF RAIN ALSO COVERED THE COASTAL SECTIONS AND NORTH MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. OFFSHORE A LINE OF VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM SOUTHPORT TO NEW RIVER INLET. MOVEMENT OFY THE RAIN ELEMENTS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. DS
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 11:53 AM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1150 AM EST FRI MAR 14 1986 VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA:ONSLOW..CARTERET..JONES..PAMLICO AND CRAVEN. PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAINS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WATER ON HIGHWAYS. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS. AT 1141 THIS MORNING NEW BERN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION IN CRAVEN COUNTY REPORTED HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUST TO 35 MPH. AT 1130 THIS MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJOINING ATLANTIC WATERS. THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION ALSO COVERED THE NORTH MIDLANDS AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. A SOLID LINE OF VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEW BERN SOUTH TO JUST WEST OF FRYING PAN TOWER. MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERST ORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. DS
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 12:04 PM EST, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1150 AM EST FRI MAR 14 1986 VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA:ONSLOW..CARTERET..JONES..PAMLICO AND CRAVEN. PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAINS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WATER ON HIGHWAYS. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS. AT 1141 THIS MORNING NEW BERN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION IN CRAVEN COUNTY REPORTED HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUST TO 35 MPH. AT 1130 THIS MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJOINING ATLANTIC WATERS. THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION ALSO COVERED THE NORTH MIDLANDS AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. A SOLID LINE OF VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEW BERN SOUTH TO JUST WEST OF FRYING PAN TOWER. MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 12:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Carteret, Craven | 55 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.