Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 1988, 6:00 PM CDT for Ransom County, Sargent County, North Dakota. It was in force for 60 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
- Jul 23, 1988, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 1988, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Ransom County, ND, Sargent County, ND
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 6:35 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Sargent, ND | |
| Jul 23, 6:55 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Sargent, ND |
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 Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 66 min |
Nearby
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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.