Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1994, 4:31 PM EDT for Bladen County, North Carolina. It was in force for 59 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1994, 4:31 PM EDT (20:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1994, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bladen County, NC
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, 3 hours 46 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, 3 hours 42 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, 2 hours 46 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, 2 hours 7 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, 2 hours 6 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, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Bladen | 68 min |
| Jun 17, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Sampson | 55 min |
Nearby
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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.