Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Watches in 1998
Tornado Watch 803
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Aug 26, 1998, 5:00 AM EDT for 29 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 1998, 5:00 AM EDT (09:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 1998, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 29 counties
Beaufort County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Camden County, NC, Carteret County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Craven County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Dare County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Greene County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Pender County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC, Wayne County, NC
Warnings issued inside it
3 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Pender | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Onslow | 32 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 5:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 24 more | 12 hr |
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.