Alert archive / Delaware / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 1988, 7:41 PM EDT for Kent County, Delaware. It was in force for 49 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 15, 1988, 7:41 PM EDT (23:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 1988, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kent County, DE
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 15, 8:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Kent, DE | |
| Aug 15, 8:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Kent, DE |
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.
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Delaware, 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.