Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Jul 11, 1994, 4:23 PM EDT for Craven County, North Carolina. It was in force for 37 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 1994, 4:23 PM EDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 1994, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Craven County, NC
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 4:23 PM EDT | Tornado F0 | Cherry Point, NC | Brief touchdown scattered timber. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KILM 112030 COR TORILM NCC049-112100- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 423 PM EDT MON JUL 11 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...EASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY AT 423 PM...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY OFFICIALS AT CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING EAST AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR AND COULD AFFECT COMMUNITIES IN THE EASTERN PART OF CRAVEN COUNTY THROUGH 5 PM. PEOPLE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES. GO TO A BASEMENT...THE CENTER OF BUILXDINGS...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. &
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, Jul 11, 3:50 PM EDT, 33 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, 33 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, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Onslow | 50 min |
| Jul 11, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Carteret, Craven | 54 min |
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.