Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 14, 1988Morgan County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 1988, 9:56 PM CDT for Morgan County, Alabama. 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 14, 1988, 9:56 PM CDT (02:56 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 1988, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Whole counties

County Morgan County, AL

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 0Morgan, AL

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. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCullman, Winston62 min
Jul 15, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Jefferson, Shelby47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1988Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1988

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.