Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 16, 1988, 6:39 PM EST for Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan. It was in force for 51 min. 3 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
- Oct 16, 1988, 6:39 PM EST (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 16, 1988, 7:30 PM EST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cass County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 6:45 PM EST | Hail 1.75 | Cass, MI | |
| Oct 16, 6:45 PM EST | Hail 1.75 | Cass, MI | |
| Oct 16, 6:45 PM EST | Hail 1.75 | St. Joseph, MI |
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 Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 5:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Kent | 43 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.