Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 1994, 10:29 PM EDT for Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 61 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 1994, 10:29 PM EDT (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 1994, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Columbus County, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KILM 040231 RRA SVRILM NCC047-040330- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1029 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ...COLUMBUS COUNTY AT 1030 PM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR WHITEVILLE IN COLUMBUS COUNTY MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 30 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM....TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH. LARGE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE AS MUCH DAMAGE AS SMALL TORNADOES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 60 MPH TO OVER 100 MPH.X THESE WINDS BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES...SOMETIMES BUILDINGS. VERY LARGE HAIL CAN INJURE ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE.
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, May 3, 9:40 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
NCZ087-099-040300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 940 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 1994 WEATHER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER ROBESON COUNTY MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED IN ROBESON COUNTY AS THESE STORMS MOVED TO THE EAST. PERSONS IN ROBESON...BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE NEXT HOUR AND HALF AS THE STORMS MOVE TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. CH
Special weather statement, May 3, 9:42 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
NCZ087-099-040300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 940 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 1994 WEATHER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER ROBESON COUNTY MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED IN ROBESON COUNTY AS THESE STORMS MOVED TO THE EAST. PERSONS IN ROBESON...BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE NEXT HOUR AND HALF AS THE STORMS MOVE TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. CH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 11:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Duplin, Pender | 67 min |
| May 3, 11:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 62 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.