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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Wilmington, NC

March 28, 1994Duplin County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 1994, 2:57 PM EST for Duplin County, North Carolina. It was in force for 33 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 28, 1994, 2:57 PM EST (19:57 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 1994, 3:30 PM EST
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Whole counties

County Duplin County, NC

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KILM 282006 COR
TORILM
NCC061-282030-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
257 PM EST MON MAR 28 1994

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  330 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

   ...WESTERN DUPLIN COUNTY

AT 257 PM A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND IN SOUTHWEST DUPLIN COUNTY..
JUST WEST OF WALLACE NEAR HIGHWAY 41.  THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT
60 MPH.

PEOPLE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES. GO TO A BASEMENT...THE CENTER OF
BUILDINGS...COVER YOUR HEAD. DO NOT GO NEAR DOORS OR WINDOWS. GET
OUT OF MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. GET INTO A STURDY BUILDING OR A
DITCH.

TORNADOES IN THE SOUTH ARE HARD TO SEE BECAUSE OF RAIN...LOW
CLOUDS...AND TREES. TAKE COVER NOW...DO NOT TRY TO WAIT ON THE
STORM AND DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN IT.



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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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, Mar 28, 10:20 AM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes before

NCZ080-087-089-090-092>099-100-101-281730-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1020 AM EST MON MAR 28 1994

...GALE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST...

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR VERY STRONG
WINDS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS. LAWN FURNITURE OR OTHER LIGHT WEIGHT
OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE SECURED. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
FLYING DEBRIS.

AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING THE WINDS AT NEW HANOVER COUNTY AIRPORT
GUSTED TO 44 MPH. WINDS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS nAND FREQUENT DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT.

DS

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 1:50 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

NCZ080-087-089-090-092>099-100-101-282045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
150 PM EST MON MAR 28 1994

VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN COASTAL
PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE HAIL.

THESE STORM ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 60 MPH.

SOME OF THESE STORMS MAYBE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM LITTLE WASHINGTON TO WARSAW
TO MARION SOUTH CAROLINA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE MOVING INTO
BLADEN COUTY.

DS

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 2:17 PM EST, 40 minutes before

NCC017-061-163-282015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
215 PM EST MON MAR 28 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIIL 7 PM FOR THE COASTAL PLAIN AND
COASTAL AREA OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA..INCLUDING THE COASTAL WATERS.

AT 205 PM THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE
HAIL OVER BLADEN COUNTY IN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THIS STORM
WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM.

THE STORM SHOULD BE OVER CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY AROUND 230 PM AND
OVER WESTERN DUPLIN COUNTY AROUND 3PM.

IF THE SKY BECOMES UNUSUALLY THREATENING IN YOUR AREA BXE REIDY TO SEEK
SAFE SHELTER.

REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

AH

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 2:43 PM EST, 14 minutes before

NCC017-047-061-163-282045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
240 PM EST MON MAR 28 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL PLAIN..COASTAL
AREA..AND COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 7 THIS EVENING.

AT 230 PM THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER SAMPSON COUNTY.
THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE STORM SHOULD BE
OVER WESTERN DUPLIN COUNTY AROUND 3 PM AND OVER LENOIR COUNTY BY 315 PM.

PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM MAY EXPERIENCE DAMAGING WINDS. BE
READY TO SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER SHOULD THE SKY BECOME UNUSUALLY
THREATENING IN YOUR AREA.

THIS STORM WAS PART OF A LINE OF STORMS EXTENDED SOUTHWEST ACROSS
BLADEN..COLUMBUS..AND HORRY COUNTY.

REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
ACOMPANIED BY DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

AH

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 2:54 PM EST, 3 minutes before

NCC017-047-061-163-282045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
240 PM EST MON MAR 28 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL PLAIN..COASTAL
AREA..AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 7 THIS EVENING.

AT 230 PM THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER SAMPSON COUNTY.
THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE STORM SHOULD BE
OVER WESTERN DUPLIN COUNTY AROUND 3 PM AND OVER LENOIR COUNTY BY 315 PM.

PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM MAY EXPERIENCE DAMAGING WINDS. BE
READY TO SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER SHOULD THE SKY BECOME UNUSUALLY
THREATENING IN YOUR AREA.

THIS STORM WAS PART OF A LINE OF STORMS EXTENDED SOUTHWEST ACROSS
BLADEN..COLUMBUS..AND HORRY COUNTY.
REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
ACOMPANIED BY DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

AH

CORRECTED TORNADO WATCH REFERENCE IN HEADING TO INCLUDE SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA

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.