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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 1994, 11:30 AM EDT for Martin County, North Carolina. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 1994, 11:30 AM EDT (15:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1994, 12:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Martin County, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KHAT 271530 TORHAT NCC117-271615- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAPE HATTERAS NC 1130 AM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CAPE HATTERAS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ...MARTIN COUNTY A TORNADO HAS BEEN SIGHTED IN PITT COUNTY. WEATHER SEARCH RADAR HAS THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THIS TORNADO MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. THIS PATH WILL TAKE IT INTO MARTIN COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. NNNN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 9:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Bertie, Martin | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 9:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Washington | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 10:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Perquimans | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 10:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Currituck | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 11:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Camden | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 11:39 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Tyrrell | 36 min |
| Jun 27, 11:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Hertford | 51 min |
| Jun 27, 12:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Camden, Pasquotank | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 12:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Chowan, Perquimans | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 12:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Martin | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 12:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Washington | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Camden, Currituck | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Tyrrell | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Dare | 36 min |
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Sources
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