Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC

January 28, 1994Greene County, Lenoir County, Wayne County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 28, 1994, 10:14 AM EST for Greene County, Lenoir County, Wayne County, North Carolina. It was in force for 46 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 1994, 10:14 AM EST (15:14 UTC)
Expired
Jan 28, 1994, 11:00 AM EST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Whole counties

Counties Greene County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Wayne County, NC

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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, Jan 28, 7:15 AM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
NCZALL-281500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC
715 AM EST FRI JAN 28 1994

THE FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF
NORTH CAROLINA.

WARMER AIR IS GRADUALLY WORKING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION AND SURFACE
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING...REACHING
THE 50S DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS CURRENT WEATHER SITUATION.

LBC
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 7:19 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
NCZALL-281500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC
715 AM EST FRI JAN 28 1994

THE FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF
NORTH CAROLINA.

WARMER AIR IS GRADUALLY WORKING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION AND SURFACE
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGHOUT THE MORNIdNG...REACHING
THE 50S DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS CURRENT WEATHER SITUATION.

LBC
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 8:25 AM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
NCZALL-281500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC
825 AM EST FRI JAN 28 1994

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

AT 815 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SOLID AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THE LINE EXTENDED FROM
KERR LAKE IN VANCE COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO NEAR ROWLAND IN ROBESON COUNTY. THE
STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF CHAPEL HILL IN ORANGE
COUNTY. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL CROSS
THE RALEIGH AND FAYETTEVILLE AREAS DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT...AS THE
HEAVY SHOWERS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADS AND SUDDEN REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

MPR
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 9:05 AM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
NCZALL-281500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC
905 AM EST FRI JAN 28 1994

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

AT 905 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS SHOWING A LINE OF HEAVY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FRANKLIN AND EASTERN WAKE COUNTIES.
THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO NASH AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES BY 920 AM.
THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NEAR 30 MPH.

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT...AS THE
HEAVY SHOWERS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADS AND SUDDEN REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

JC
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 9:15 AM EST, 59 minutes before
NCZALL-281600-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
920 PM EST FRI JAN 28 1994

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG A WARM FRONT THAT WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA
TODAY.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THE STORMS THIS MORNING ALONG
WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCAL WIND
DAMAGE.

LISTEN TO LOCAL RADIO..TV..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

JBP
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 9:30 AM EST, 44 minutes before
NCZALL-281600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC
930 AM EST FRI JAN 28 1994

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

AT 930 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS SHOWING A LINE OF HEAVY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM WESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY SOUTH-
SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH NASH...WILSON...AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES. THE LINE WAS
MOVING EAST NEAR 30 MPH. THE CITIES OF ROCKY-MOUNT...WILSON AND GOLDSBORO
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS LINE BY 1015 AM

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT...AS THE
HEAVY SHOWERS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADS AND SUDDEN REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

JC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 10:07 AM ESTTornado WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax53 min

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Sources

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