Alert archive / South Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

July 16, 1988Mellette County, Todd County, Tripp County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 1988, 8:18 PM CDT for Mellette County, Todd County, Tripp County, South Dakota. It was in force for 57 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
Jul 16, 1988, 8:18 PM CDT (01:18 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 1988, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Whole counties

Counties Mellette County, SD, Todd County, SD, Tripp County, SD

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
Jul 16, 9:00 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 56Todd, SD

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 Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDTodd67 min
Jul 16, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDTripp40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota, 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.