Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 1988, 2:59 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Cherokee County, Etowah County, Alabama. It was in force for 61 min. 3 reports 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
- Aug 2, 1988, 2:59 PM CDT (19:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 1988, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Etowah 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 3:15 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Cherokee, AL | |
| Aug 2, 3:25 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Calhoun, AL | |
| Aug 2, 3:30 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Etowah, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 12:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 43 min |
| Aug 2, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 25 min |
| Aug 2, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 52 min |
| Aug 2, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lauderdale | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Franklin | 60 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.