Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 1994, 5:40 PM EDT for Onslow County, North Carolina. It was in force for 50 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 1994, 5:40 PM EDT (21:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 1994, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Onslow 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, Jul 11, 3:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
NCZ080-087-089-090-092>099-100-101-112145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 350 PM EDT MON JUL 11 1994 THIS AFTERNOON...THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE SANDHILLS...THE COASTAL PLAINS AND THE COASTAL AREAS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE HEAVIEST STORM WAS OVER THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT IN RICHMOND COUNTY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SANDHILLS AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAINS MOSTLY IN HOKE...SAMPSON AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE OVER THE CENTRAL COASTAL AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORM OVER THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PAMLICO SOUND. THE STORMS AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. BE ON THE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF NECESSARY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE 90S...HEAT INDEXES CONTINUE IN THE 100 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. IF OUTSIDE DRINK PLENT OF LIQUIDS ESPECIALLY WATER AND FRUIT JUICES. TRY NOT TO OVER EXERT YOURSELF...THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. CH
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
NCZ080-087-089-090-092>099-100-101-112145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 350 PM EDT MON JUL 11 1994 THIS AFTERNOON...THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE SANDHILLS...THE COASTAL PLAINS AND THE COASTAL AREAS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE HEAVIEST STORM WAS OVER THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT IN RICHMOND COUNTY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SANDHILLS AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAINS MOSTLY IN HOKE...SAMPSON AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE OVER THE CENTRAL COASTAL AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORM OVER THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PAMLICO SOUND. THE STORMS AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. BE ON THE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF NECESSARY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE 90S...HEAT INDEXES CONTINUE IN THE 100 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. IF OUTSIDE DRINK PLENT OF LIQUIDS ESPECIALLY WATER AND FRUIT JUICES. TRY NOT TO OVER EXERT YOURSELF...THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. CH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 4:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Craven | 37 min |
| Jul 11, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Carteret, Craven | 54 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.