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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 27, 1988, 8:48 PM CST for Jefferson County, Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 42 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
- Dec 27, 1988, 8:48 PM CST (02:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 1988, 9:30 PM CST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jefferson County, TX, Orange County, TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 9:05 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Orange, TX | |
| Dec 27, 9:15 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Jefferson, TX | |
| Dec 27, 9:15 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Orange, TX |
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 Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 9:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 62 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 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.