Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 1988, 5:35 AM EDT for Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 55 min. 2 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 12, 1988, 5:35 AM EDT (09:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 1988, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Worcester County, MA
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 12, 6:30 AM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Worcester, MA | |
| Aug 12, 6:30 AM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Worcester, MA |
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 Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 6:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 33 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 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.