Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 1986, 10:00 PM EDT for Jones County, Onslow County, North Carolina. It was in force for 30 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
- Jul 2, 1986, 10:00 PM EDT (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1986, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jones 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 10:05 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Onslow, 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 text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, Jul 2, 4:49 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 448 PM EDT WED JUL 02 1986 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS EFFECTIVE FOR A LARGE PART OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. AT 433 THIS AFTERNOON..A BAND OF HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA NEAR ELIZABETH CITY THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TO THE PIEDMONT EAST OF CHARLOTTE. THE HEAVIEST STORMS WERE CLUSTERED OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL PLAINS BETWEEN ROCKY MOUNT..GREENVILLE AND WILLIAMSTON. A WIND GUST OF 46 MILES AN HOUR WAS REPORTED AT ROCKY MOUNT WILSON AIRPORT A LITTLE AFTER 4 OCLOCK THIS AFTERNOON WITH THESE STORMS. THE BAND OF PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST ABOUT 23 MILES AN HOUR AS COVERAGE INCREASED SINCE 330 THIS AFTERNOON. REMEMBER..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. AEP
Local storm report, Jul 2, 7:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Jones, Onslow | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Carteret, Craven | 60 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 1986Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1986
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.