Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Birmingham, AL

September 24, 1988DeKalb County, Marshall County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 24, 1988, 7:06 PM CDT for DeKalb County, Marshall County, Alabama. It was in force for 69 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
Sep 24, 1988, 7:06 PM CDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired
Sep 24, 1988, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
69 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Whole counties

Counties DeKalb County, AL, Marshall 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
Sep 24, 7:20 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 0Dekalb, 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
Sep 24, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCherokee36 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.