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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 29, 1994New Hanover County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 1994, 9:28 AM EDT for New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was in force for 47 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 1994, 9:28 AM EDT (13:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 1994, 10:15 AM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC
Area
Whole counties

County New Hanover County, NC

The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KILM 291329
TORILM
NCC129-NCZ501-291415-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
928 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
 
   ...SOUTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY
 
AT 928 AM...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORES
OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY. PEOPLE SOUTH OF MASONBORO INLET SHOULD PREPARE
FOR POSSIBLE TORNADIC CONDITIONS AS THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST.
 
 
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.
 
 
LGE

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, Jun 29, 5:57 AM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
NCZ080-087-089-090-092>099-100-101-291145-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
555 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WERE LOCATED
AROUND THE PAMLICO SOUND REGION THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST STORMS
WERE IN EASTERN CARTERET COUNTY NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT AND THE SOUTHERN
END OF PAMLICO SOUND AS WELL AS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY NEAR WASHINGTON.
THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR.

WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR WERE REPORTED EARLIER THIS MORNING
IN THE NEWPORT AND ATLANTIC BEACH AREAS WITH THE THUNDERSTORM IN THE
SOUND. THE POTENTIAL REMAINS FOR STRONG GUSTS OF WIND WITH THESE STORMS
AND PERSONS IN THE AREA OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY MARINERS ON
PAMLICO SOUND...SHOULD PREPARE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF HIGH WINDS AND
HEAVY RAINS.

ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA. SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
MID-MORNING.

LGE
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 6:18 AM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
NCZ047-103-081-104-501-502-291215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAPE HATTERAS NC
618 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

AT 610 AM EDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SWANQUARTER TO PORTSMOUTH ISLAND. THE STORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL PRODUCE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING DURING
THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

PERSONS IN MAINLAND HYDE AND DARE COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THOSE ALONG
SOUTHERN OUTER BANKS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND SEEK SHELTER SHOULD THE STORMS APPROACH YOU AREA.
MARINERS ON THE PAMLICO SOUND AND COASTAL WATERS SOUTH` OF OREGON INLET
SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR.  IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE...PREPARE FOR HIGH
WINDS...ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN.

NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 6:18 AM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
NCZ047-103-081-104-501-502-291215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAPE HATTERAS NC
618 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

AT 610 AM EDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SWANQUARTER TO PORTSMOUTH ISLAND. THE STORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL PRODUCE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING DURING
THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

PERSONS IN MAINLAND HYDE AND DARE COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THOSE ALONG
SOUTHERN OUTER BANKS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND SEEK SHELTER SHOULD THE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA.
MARINERS ON THE PAMLICO SOUND AND COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF OREGON INLET
SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR.  IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE...PREPARE FOR HIGH
WINDS...ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN.

NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 6:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
NCZ047-103-081-104-501-502-017-016-015-014-013-031-032-291145-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAPE HATTERAS NC
645 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

AT 635 AM EDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS       MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN HERTFORD AND GATES COUNTIES NEAR THE VIRGINIA
BORDER. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS
WAS ALSO IN BERTIE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...AND IN THE PAMLICO SOUND
BETWEEN OCRACOKE AND SWANQUARTER.

PERSONS IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS NEAR THE
SOUNDS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER SHOULD THE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA.
MARINERS ON THE PAMLICO SOUND AND COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF OREGON INLET
SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR.  IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE...PREPARE FOR HIGH
WINDS...ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 8:55 AM EDT, 33 minutes before
NCZ080-087-089-090-092>099-100-101-291445-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
855 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

THIS MORNING...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS HAD FORMED
ALONG THE BEACHES OF OAK ISLAND IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND STRETCHED EAST
ACROSS CAPE FEAR. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
EAST OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH TO NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING OFF TO THE EAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR.

PEOPLE ALONG THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY COAST SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THESE STORMS WHICH CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY
LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. BOATERS SHOULD STAY IN HARBOR UNTIL
THESE STORMS MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. IF YOU ARE ALREADY ON THE WATER AND
A STORM MOVES IN...BE PREPARED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

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Special weather statement, Jun 29, 8:55 AM EDT, 33 minutes before
NCZ080-087-089-090-092>099-100-101-291445-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
855 AM EDT WED JUN 29 1994

THIS MORNING...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS HAD FORMED
ALONG THE BEACHES OF OAK ISLAND IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND STRETCHED EAST
ACROSS CAPE FEAR. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
EAST OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH TO NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING OFF TO THE EAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR.

PEOPLE ALONG THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY COAST SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THESE STORMS WHICH CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY
LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. BOATERS SHOULD STAY IN HARBOR UNTIL
THESE STORMS MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. IF YOU ARE ALREADY ON THE WATER AND
A STORM MOVES IN...BE PREPARED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 9:15 AM EDTTornado WarningILMBrunswick60 min
Jun 29, 10:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBrunswick, New Hanover54 min
Jun 29, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMRobeson60 min
Jun 29, 6:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Sampson56 min
Jun 29, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMColumbus68 min
Jun 29, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Robeson56 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.