Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1994, 3:22 PM EDT for Bladen County, North Carolina. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1994, 3:22 PM EDT (19:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1994, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bladen County, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KILM 172027 RRA SVRILM NCC017-172030- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 322 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ...SOUTHERN BLADEN COUNTY AT 322 PM...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE TOWN OF COUNCIL IN SOUTHEASTERN BLADEN COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE AFFECTING COUNCIL DURING THE NEXT HOUR. 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. LGE WWUS35KCAE .
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, Jun 17, 12:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
NCZ080-087-089-090-092>099-100-101-172045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1245 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER CRAVEN AND JONES COUNTIES... AT 1240 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER CRAVEN AND SOUTHERN JONES COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING WEST AT AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR WILL ALSO AFFECT ONSLOW COUNTY BY 1 PM. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS GO TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS... TELEPHONES...AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. GF
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 12:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
NCZ080-087-089-090-092>099-100-101-172045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1245 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER CRAVEN AND JONES COUNTIES... AT 1240 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER CRAVEN AND SOUTHERN JONES COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING WEST AT AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR WILL ALSO AFFECT ONSLOW COUNTY BY 1 PM. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS GO TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS... TELEPHONES...AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. GF
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
NCZ117-029-172000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAPE HATTERAS NC 145 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 AT 145 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MARTIN COUNTY NEAR DARDEN ALONG NC RT 64. THE STORM WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST. VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADS. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEEK SHELTER SHOULD THE STORM APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. NNNN
Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:24 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 225 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 TIME EVENT 145 PM JONES COUNTY...IN TRENTON...DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:25 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 225 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 TIME EVENT 145 PM JONES COUNTY...IN TRENTON...DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Jones | 66 min |
| Jun 17, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Craven | 67 min |
| Jun 17, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Columbus | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Bladen | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Sampson | 55 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.