Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 203, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 1998, 9:21 PM EDT for Chowan County, Gates County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 1998, 9:21 PM EDT (01:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 1998, 9:55 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Chowan County, NC, Gates County, NC
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 9:28 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryland, NC | Barn blown down. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.