Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1994, 5:54 PM EDT for Harnett County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1994, 5:54 PM EDT (21:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1994, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Harnett County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 122 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1073 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KRDU 172155 SVRRDU NCC085-172230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 554 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ...SOUTHERN HARNETT COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 553 WAS SHOWING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHERN HARNETT COUNTY JUST SOUTH OF LILLINGTON. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN POSE A DANGER WITH$ ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND REPORT DAMAGE 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, Jun 17, 2:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
NCZ011>013-027>030-042>044-078-079-091-171930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 216 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 AT 215 PM WEATHER RADAR DETECTED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN PITT COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENVILLE. OTHER VERY STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA IN CRAVEN AND JONES COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO LENOIR COUNTY AROUND 3 PM. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD WARNINGS BE REQUIRED. MLM
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:22 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
NCZ011>013-027>030-042>044-078-079-091-171930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 216 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 AT 215 PM WEATHER RADAR DETECTED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN PITT COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENVILLE. OTHER VERY STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA IN CRAVEN AND JONES COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO LENOIR COUNTY AROUND 3 PM. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD WARNINGS BE REQUIRED. MLM
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:09 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
NCZ003-002-010-035-004-020-021-036-037-057-038-005-022-039-006- 023-172215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 509 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DAVIDSON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA... AT 505 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR HIGH POINT IN SOUTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTY... ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HIGH ROCK LAKE AND THROUGH THE SALISBURY AREA IN ROWAN COUNTY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WAS LOCATED 2 MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON IN DAVIDSON COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PASS OVER OR CLOSE TO LEXINGTON DURING THE NEXT 20 TO 30 MINUTES. FARTHER EAST IN ALAMANCE COUNTY...WHERE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THIS EVENING...AN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER WAS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY...NEAR THE BORDER WITH RANDOLPH AND GUILFORD COUNTIES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT COUNTIES OF ALAMANCE... RANDOLPH...GUILFORD...DAVIDSON OR ROWAN...INCLUDING THE HIGH ROCK LAKE AREA...REMAIN ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...SEEK SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ANYWHERE ACROSS OR MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AT ANY TIME THROUGH THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SR
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:12 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
NCZ003-002-010-035-004-020-021-036-037-057-038-005-022-039-006- 023-172215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 509 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DAVIDSON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA... AT 505 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR HIGH POINT IN SOUTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTY... ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HIGH ROCK LAKE AND THROUGH THE SALISBURY AREA IN ROWAN COUNTY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WAS LOCATED 2 MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON IN DAVIDSON COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PASS OVER OR CLOSE TO LEXINGTON DURING THE NEXT 20 TO 30 MINUTES. FARTHER EAST IN ALAMANCE COUNTY...WHERE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THIS EVENING...AN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER WAS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY...NEAR THE BORDER WITH RANDOLPH AND GUILFORD COUNTIES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT COUNTIES OF ALAMANCE... RANDOLPH...GUILFORD...DAVIDSON OR ROWAN...INCLUDING THE HIGH ROCK LAKE AREA...REMAIN ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...SEEK SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ANYWHERE ACROSS OR MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AT ANY TIME THROUGH THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SR
Local storm report, Jun 17, 5:17 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC 517 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 TIME EVENT 430 PM EDT DIME SIZE HAIL IN GOLDSBORO...WAYNE COUNTY NC. JBP
Local storm report, Jun 17, 5:18 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC 517 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 TIME EVENT 430 PM EDT DIME SIZE HAIL IN GOLDSBORO...WAYNE COUNTY NC. JBP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Person | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Vance, Warren | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Pitt | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Pitt | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wayne | 43 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.