Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this tornado warning at Jan 6, 1995, 11:40 PM EST for Cumberland County, Hoke County, North Carolina. It was in force for 65 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 1995, 11:40 PM EST (04:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 1995, 12:45 AM EST
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Hoke County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 425 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 955 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1236 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 070441 TORRDU NCC051-093-070545- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 1140 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...HOKE COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN RALEIGH SHOW A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WESTERN HOKE COUNTY. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY WITHIN THE HOUR. TORNADOES AT NIGHT CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. NOISE LIKE A ROARING TRAIN MAY BE YOUR ONLY CLUE OF AN APPROACHING TORNADO. GO TO A STURDY SHELTER NOW, IN THE CENTER OF THE LOWEST LEVEL, AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE WALLS. IF DAMAGE OCCURS, AVOID WALKING AROUND IN THE DARK. DOWNED POWER LINES AND DEBRIS CAN INJURE YOU.
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 6, 7:31 PM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
NCZ003-002-019-035-004-020-036-037-057-005-006-070230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 730 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 ...A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS..NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT... FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS..NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. ICE COVERES MANY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT. MOST ROADS ARE JUST WET WITH A FEW SCATTERED ICY SPOTS REPORTED. SCATTERED ICY SPOTS WERE ALSO REPORTED IN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN A COUPLE OF DEGREES OVER MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. WARMING TEMPERATURES WERE ALSO REPORTED IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES GENERLLY RANGED FROM 31 TO 32 DEGREES AT MOST LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT. THE COLD AIR WEDGE OVER THE AREA SHOULD CONTINUE ERODE AND WARM THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WITH MOST LOCATIONS RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE EVENING. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION THIS EVENING AS PROBLEMS STILL EXIST ON MANY HIGHWAYS. LESS TRAFFIC AND WARMING TEMPERATURES HAVE ALLOWED PROBLEMS TO IMPROVE SOME. RBN
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 10:00 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
NCZALL-071000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1000 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 NORTH CAROLINA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL MOVE INTO THE SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT. AS THESE STORMS MOVE INTO THE MOIST UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE STATE...THEY WILL LIKELY INTENSIFY. A FEW THUDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PERSONS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS. RAN
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 10:05 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
NCZALL-071000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1000 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 NORTH CAROLINA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL MOVE INTO THE SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT. AS THESE STORMS MOVE INTO THE MOIST UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE STATE...THEY WILL LIKELY INTENSIFY. A FEW THUDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PERSONS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATbEMENTS. RAN
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 10:08 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
NCZ003-002-019-035-004-020-036-037-057-005-006-070500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 1010 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 ...A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR ALL OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS..NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NC... RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.. NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED SOME DURING THE EVENING..BUT STILL REMAIN AROUND THE FREEZING MARK. ICE WAS STILL FORMING ON TREES AND EXPOSED OBJECTS SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES..ALTHOUGH MOST ROADWAYS WERE OTHERWISE JUST WET WITH SCATTERED ICY SPOTS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALSO PASSED THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WITH THE HEAVY RAINS PROVIDING SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL. BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND SOME SHARP CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING HAS ACCOMPANIED A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION THIS EVENING AS PROBLEMS STILL EXIST ON MANY HIGHWAYS. LESS TRAFFIC AND WARMING TEMPERATURES HAVE ALLOWED PROBLEMS TO IMPROVE SOME. THE ICY CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN SOME OF THE NORTHERN AREAS OF THE MOUNTAINS..FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT UNTIL A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RBN
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 10:10 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
NCZ003-002-019-035-004-020-036-037-057-005-006-070500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENSBORO NC 1010 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 ...A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR ALL OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS..NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NC... RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.. NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED SOME DURING THE EVENING..BUT STILL REMAIN AROUND THE FREEZING MARK. ICE WAS STILL FORMING ON TREES AND EXPOSED OBJECTS SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES..ALTHOUGH MOST ROADWAYS WERE OTHERWISE JUST WET WITH SCATTERED ICY SPOTS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALSO PASSED THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WITH THE HEAVY RAINS PROVIDING SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL. BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND SOME SHARP CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING HAS ACCOMPANIED A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION THIS EVENING AS PROBLEMS STILL EXIST ON MANY HIGHWAYS. LESS TRAFFIC AND WARMING TEMPERATURES HAVE ALLOWED PROBLEMS TO IMPROVE SOME. THE ICY CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN SOME OF THE NORTHERN AREAS OF THE MOUNTAINS..FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT UNTIL A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RBN WWUS35KPIT /
Local storm report, Jan 6, 11:38 PM EST, 2 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
1138 PM EST FRI JAN 06 1995
TIME EVENT
1130 PM EST MOORE COUNTY 911 RECIEVED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE
AND TREES DOWN.
1135 PM EST HOKE COUNTY 911 HAS RECIEVED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
TREES DOWN ON THE HOKE COUNTY/MOORE COUNTY LINE.
KRCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 11:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 66 min |
| Jan 6, 11:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett | 48 min |
| Jan 7, 12:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 40 min |
| Jan 7, 12:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson | 52 min |
| Jan 7, 12:26 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Sampson | 49 min |
| Jan 7, 12:36 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RAH | Wayne | 54 min |
| Jan 7, 12:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Nash, Wilson | 47 min |
| Jan 7, 12:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 41 min |
| Jan 7, 1:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Northampton | 42 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in North Carolina, 1995Every tornado warning in 1995Tornadoes in 1995
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.