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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 28, 1993Brunswick County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 28, 1993, 1:26 PM EDT for Brunswick County, North Carolina. It was in force for 49 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 28, 1993, 1:26 PM EDT (17:26 UTC)
Expired: Aug 28, 1993, 2:15 PM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Whole counties

County Brunswick County, NC

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KILM 281728
TORILM
NCC019-281815-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
126 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 1993
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  215 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
 
   ...SOUTHERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY
 
AT 120 THIS AFTERNOON...A FUNNMEL CLOUD WAS SIGHTED OVER SOUTHPORT IN
BRUNSWICK COUNTY SOUTH OF WILMINGTON. THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AREA WERE MOVING SLOWLY INLAND NORTH NORTHWEST.

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Sources

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