Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Wilmington, NC

Issued

Jul 5, 1990, 7:21 PM EDT (23:21 UTC)

Expired

Jul 5, 1990, 9:30 PM EDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, NC

Area

Whole counties

County Sussex County, DE

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON DE
721 PM EDT THU JUL 5 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL  930 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
 
IN SOUTH DELAWARE
 
   ...SOUTHERN SUSSEX COUNTY
 
  AND FOR MARINE INTERESTS FROM
 
   ...FENWICK ISLAND  TO  INDIAN RIVER INLET
 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS A THUNDERSTORM NEAR SHARPTOWN
MARYLAND MOVING EAST TOWARD SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE...THIS STORM WILL
CROSS THE SOUTH THIRD OF SUSSEX DURING THE NEXT HOUR TO HOUR AND A
HALF AND REACH THE ATLANTIC COAST NEAR FENWICK ISLAND. PERSON IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD BE ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER AS THE STORM MOVES INTO YOUR AREA. THIS STORM WILL CONTAIN
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE WIND GUST TO
OVER 50 MPH ALSO HAIL IS POSSIBLE. SOME LOCAL STREET AND HIGHWAY
FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. MOTORIST SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION. BOATERS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST SOUTH OF INDIAN RIVER INLET
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR AND AVOID THIS STORM.
 
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DON'T USE TELEPHONES
OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
 
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING.  DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING.  PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUIL<DING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
CKD

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Delaware, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.