Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Jan 28, 1994, 10:07 AM EST for Edgecombe County, Halifax County, North Carolina. It was in force for 53 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1994, 10:07 AM EST (15:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 1994, 11:00 AM EST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Halifax County, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KRDU 281512 TORRDU NCC065-083-281600- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 1007 AM EST FRI JAN 28 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ...EDGECOMBE COUNTY...SOUTHERN HALIFAX COUNTY AT 1004AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN NORTHERN EDGECOMBE COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST HALIFAX COUNTY AROUND SCOTLAND NECK BY 1030 AM. TORNADOES IN THE SOUTH ARE HARD TO SEE BECAUSE OF RAIN...LOW CLOUDS ...AND TREES. OFTEN YOUR ONLY WARNING WILL BE A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND FLYING DEBRIS. BUT THAT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW! WHEN SAFE TO DO SO...REPORT DAMAGES TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS PROMPTLY.
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, Jan 28, 7:15 AM EST, 2 hours 52 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STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 715 AM EST FRI JAN 28 1994 THE FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.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 48 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 42 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 2 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, 52 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, 37 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 10:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Greene, Lenoir, Wayne | 46 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.