Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 1994, 7:26 PM EDT for Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 1994, 7:26 PM EDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 1994, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lenoir County, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KRDU 252327 RRA SVRRDU NCC107-260000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 726 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...LENOIR COUNTY AT 725 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER LENOIR COUNTY JUST WEST OF KINSTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 20 MPH AND WILL AFFECT KINSTON BY 745 PM. DOWNBURST WINDS FROM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN SOMETIMES REACH 100 MPH. A POWERFUL DOWNBURST CAN BE AS BAD AS A TORNADO. THESE @WINDS DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...OVERTURN MOBILE HOMES...AND DAMAGE BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND REPORT DAMAGES PROMPTLY TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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, Jul 25, 2:59 PM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
NCZ007-008-009-010-011-012-024-025-026-027-040-041-042-076-077- 252000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 259 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED.... AT 250PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST PIEDMONT....STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED IN DURHAM...GRANVILLE...AND VANCE COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 25 MPH. ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN FRANKLIN AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES. PEOPLE IN PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SMALL HAIL. IF A STORM THREATENS...SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO TV...RADIO...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. BWM
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 3:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
NCZ006-023-252000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 300 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE AROUND BURLINGTON IN THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NC... AT 255 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING AROUND BURLINGTON..MOSTLY IN CENTRAL ALAMANCE COUNTY. A FEW OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE GUILFORD AND RANDOLPH COUNTY LINE BETWEEN GREENSBORO AND ASHEBORO. STORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT JUST SOUTH OF IREDELL AND ROWAN COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH. ALONG WITH THE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS..THE STRONGER STORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. PERSONS IN THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT AROUND THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IF STORMS APPROACH OR DEVELOP IN YOUR AREA. LISTEN TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RBN
Local storm report, Jul 25, 4:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 430 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1
Local storm report, Jul 25, 5:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 510 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
NCZ042-044-078-079-091-252300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC 620 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 ...STRONG STORMS IN THE CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN... AT 615 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY NEAR MOUNT OLIVE. ANOTHER CLUSTER WAS NOTED OVER SOUTHERN PITT COUNTY ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF GREENVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. LIGHTNING IS A DANGER WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. IF A STORM APPROACHES...MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. HARTFIELD
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
NCZ042-044-078-079-091-252300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC 620 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 ...STRONG STORMS IN THE CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN... AT 615 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY NEAR MOUNT OLIVE. ANOTHER CLUSTER WAS NOTED OVER SOUTHERN PITT COUNTY ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF GREENVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. LIGHTNING IS A DANGER WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. IF A STORM APPROACHES...MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. HARTFIELD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Orange | 43 min |
| Jul 25, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wilson | 49 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.