Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 1990, 9:50 PM EDT for Robeson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 55 min. 2 reports 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
- Apr 30, 1990, 9:50 PM EDT (01:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 1990, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Robeson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 10:30 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Robeson, NC | |
| Apr 30, 10:30 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Robeson, 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 843 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1021 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KILM 010158
SVRILM
NCC155-010245-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
950 PM EDT MON APR 30 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
...ROBESON
AT 955 PM RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER ROBESON COUNTY
NEAR RED SPRINGS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH.
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN OCCUR
WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 60 MPH TO OVER 100
MPH. THESE WINDS BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND SEVERELY
DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES...SOMETIMES BUILDINGS. VERY LARGE HAIL CAN
INJURE ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE.
ALTHOUGH NO TORNADOES HAVE BEEN DETECTED WITH THIS STORM...A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP WITHOUT WARNING FROM
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.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, Apr 30, 6:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
NCZ -016-302355- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 655 PM EDT MON APR 30 1990 AT 650 PM...RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE NORTH- SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER ABOUT 15 MILWS NORTHWEST OF NORTH MYRTLE BEACH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. PERSONS ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER IN COLUMBUS AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THIS STORM. IF THIS STORM APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. CH
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 7:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
NCZ -016-010035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 735 PM EDT MON APR 30 1990 AT 725 PM...RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE NORTH- SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER FROM JUST SOUTH OF TABOR CITY TO THE LITTLE RIVER INLET. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL. DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED EARLIER IN THE BETHEL COMMUNITY IN COLUMBUS COUNTY. PERSONS ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER IN COLUMBUS AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND THE COASTAL WATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROCHES. CH
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 7:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
NCZ -016-010035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 735 PM EDT MON APR 30 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. AT 725 PM...RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE NORTH- SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER FROM JUST SOUTH OF TABOR CITY TO THE LITTLE RIVER INLET. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL. DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED EARLIER IN THE BETHEL COMMUNITY IN COLUMBUS COUNTY. PERSONS ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER IN COLUMBUS AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND THE COASTAL WATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROCHES. CH ADD HEADLINE.
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 8:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
NCZ -016-010145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 840 PM EDT MON APR 30 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. AT 825 PM...RADAR SHOWED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE NORTH SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER IN COLUMBUS AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY. THESE STORM MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL. DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY AT SHALLOTTE POINT DURING THE PAST HOUR. PERSONS ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER IN COLUMBUS AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND THE COASTAL WATERS. SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROCHES. CH
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 9:42 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
NCZ -016-010245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 945 PM EDT MON APR 30 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. AT 925 PM...RADAR SHOWED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE NORTH SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER IN COLUMBUS AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY. THESE STORM MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT THE OAK ISLAND COAST GUARD STATION AT 9 PM. PERSONS ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER IN COLUMBUS AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND THE COASTAL WATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROCHES. OTHER WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER THE CENTRAL COASTAL AREA IN CRAVEN AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHEAST PIEDMONT AREAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH. CH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 10:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 58 min |
| Apr 30, 11:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Columbus | 55 min |
| Apr 30, 11:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 58 min |
| May 1, 12:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Robeson | 56 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
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.