Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 1993, 6:22 PM EDT for Warren County, North Carolina. It was in force for 38 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 1993, 6:22 PM EDT (22:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1993, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Warren County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 774 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1204 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KRDU 042223 TORRDU NCC185-042300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 622 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...WARREN COUNTY AT 622 PM RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO IN NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY NEAR CHURCH HILL...ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF WARRENTON. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AND LARGE HAIL JUST SOUTH OF WISE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD ACT NOW TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES. GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET. COVER YOUR HEAD. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. GET OUT OF MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES AND INTO A STURDY BUILDING OR A DITCH. REPORT DAMAGE TO LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. GAF
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, Jun 4, 2:10 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
NCZALL-050000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 210 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 ...NORTH CAROLINA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF NORTH CAROLINA EXCEPT THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST. BUT THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE. AS OF 2 PM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA ALONG THE SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES WERE IN EFFECT IN SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTH CAROLINA HAD BECOME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S AND DEW POINT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. THE TEMPERATURE AT WILMINGTON HAD RISEN TO 94 DEGREES. ^ THE STORMS IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA WERE MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH. CONDITIONS ARE VERY FAVORABLE FOR THE SOUTHWARD DEVELOPMENT OF THESE STORMS INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME STRONG AND LOCALLY SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ALSO...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN TENNESSEE. IF THESE DEVELOP...THEY COULD SPREAD INTO WESTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ALL PERSONS IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORMS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS. GAF
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
NCZ003-005-042215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 514 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA HEADING TOWARD THE KERR LAKE AND LAKE GASTON AREA... AT 513 PM RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN HALIFAX AND SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. THESE STORMS PRODUCED HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH AS THEY PASSED OVER THE VOLENS VIRGINIA RADAR SITE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WERE HEADING TOWARD THE KERR LAKE AND LAKE GASTON AREAS OF NORTH CAROLINA. IF THE STORMS CONTINUE TO REMAIN AS INTENSE...WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED. IN THE MEANTIME...BOATERS ON KERR LAKE AND LAKE GASTON SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ^ GAF
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
NCZALL-050000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 514 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA HEADING TOWARD THE KERR LAKE AND LAKE GASTON AREA... AT 513 PM RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN HALIFAX AND SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. THESE STORMS PRODUCED HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH AS THEY PASSED OVER THE VOLENS VIRGINIA RADAR SITE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WERE HEADING TOWARD THE KERR LAKE AND LAKE GASTON AREAS OF NORTH CAROLINA. IF THE STORMS CONTINUE TO REMAIN AS INTENSE...WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED. IN THE MEANTIME...BOATERS ON KERR LAKE AND LAKE GASTON SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ^ GAF
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
NCZ003-005-042215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 514 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA HEADING TOWARD THE KERR LAKE AND LAKE GASTON AREA... AT 513 PM RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN HALIFAX AND SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. THESE STORMS PRODUCED HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH AS THEY PASSED OVER THE VOLENS VIRGINIA RADAR SITE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WERE HEADING TOWARD THE KERR LAKE AND LAKE GASTON AREAS OF NORTH CAROLINA. IF THE STORMS CONTINUE TO REMAIN AS INTENSE...WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED. IN THE MEANTIME...BOATERS ON KERR LAKE AND LAKE GASTON SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ^ GAF
Local storm report, Jun 4, 6:00 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC
600 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
ATTN SELS...
555 PM EDT..2155 Z UNCONFIRMED TORNADO..SPOTTER SAW TREE DAMAGE AND
HEARD ROADING NOISE..BUT HAD NO VISUAL IDENTIFICATION. FOR NOW WE
WILL CALL STRAIGHT LINE WINDS BUT WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE.
557 PM EDT..2157 Z 10 TO 12 TREES DOWN WESTERN SURRY COUNTY.
RBNLocal storm report, Jun 4, 6:01 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC
600 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
ATTN SELS...
555 PM EDT..2155 Z UNCONFIRMED TORNADO..SPOTTER SAW TREE DAMAGE AND
HEARD ROADING NOISE..BUT HAD NO VIS
UAL IDENTIFICATION. FOR NOW WE
WILL CALL STRAIGHT LINE WINDS BUT WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE.
557 PM EDT..2157 Z 10 TO 12 TREES DOWN WESTERN SURRY COUNTY.
RBNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Vance, Warren | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax, Northampton | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 6:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Person | 54 min |
| Jun 4, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange | 58 min |
| Jun 4, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Vance | 58 min |
| Jun 4, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Halifax | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Nash, Wake | 67 min |
| Jun 4, 7:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Orange | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 7:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 7:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wake | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 7:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Edgecombe | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 7:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Franklin, Nash | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 7:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wilson | 55 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.