Alert archive / Idaho / Tornado Warnings in 1988

Tornado Warning 2, NWS Boise, ID

April 20, 1988Jerome County, Idaho

NWS Boise, ID issued this tornado warning at Apr 20, 1988, 1:34 PM MDT for Jerome County, Idaho. It was in force for 56 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
Apr 20, 1988, 1:34 PM MDT (19:34 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 1988, 2:30 PM MDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Boise, ID
Area
Whole counties

County Jerome County, ID

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
Apr 20, 2:00 PM MDTTornado F1Jerome, ID

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 Boise, ID issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 1:34 PM MDTTornado WarningBOILincoln56 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Idaho, 1988Every tornado warning in 1988Tornadoes 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.