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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 29, 1994Columbus County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1994, 6:52 PM EDT for Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 68 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 29, 1994, 6:52 PM EDT (22:52 UTC)
Expired: Jun 29, 1994, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 68 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Whole counties

County Columbus 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 29, 4:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

NCZ013-030-029-014-501-292230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAPE HATTERAS NC
430 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PITT COUNTY UNTIL
500 PM EDT...

AT 430 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FROM JUST WEST OF
DUCK ON THE OUTER BANKS TO 25 MILES EAST OF FAYETTEVILLE.
THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT NEARLY 40 MILES AN HOUR.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE SOME SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTING AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH MAY CAUSE
URBAN STREET FLOODING. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURING...PEOPLE
SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DONT
USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL
THE STORM HAS PASSED.

PEOPLE IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO STAY ALERT AND LISTEN
TO COMMERCIAL RADIO...TV...OR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO YOUR
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

END/AP/PC

Local storm report, Jun 29, 5:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
505 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

TIME         EVENT
501 PM EDT   ROWLAND IN ROBESON COUNTY DIME SIZE HAIL
             WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HIGH WINDS

Local storm report, Jun 29, 5:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
505 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

TIME         EVENT
501 PM EDT   ROWLAND IN ROBESON COUNTY DIME SIZE HAIL
             WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HIGH WINDS

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

NCZ013-030-029-014-501-292230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAPE HATTERAS NC
530 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...

AT 530 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FROM JUST WEST OF
DUCK ON THE OUTER BANKS TO BETHEL ALONG ROUTE 64.
THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROBERSONVILLE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT NEARLY 40 MILES AN HOUR.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE SOME SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTING AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH MAY CAUSE
URBAN STREET FLOODING. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURING...PEOPLE
SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DONT
USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL
THE STORM HAS PASSED.

PEOPLE IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO STAY ALERT AND LISTEN
TO COMMERCIAL RADIO...TV...OR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO YOUR
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

END/AP/PC

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 29, 9:15 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Brunswick	60 min
Jun 29, 9:28 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	New Hanover	47 min
Jun 29, 10:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover	54 min
Jun 29, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Robeson	60 min
Jun 29, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Sampson	56 min
Jun 29, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	56 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.