Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 18, 1988, 5:02 AM CST for Baldwin County, Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 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
- Jan 18, 1988, 5:02 AM CST (11:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 1988, 5:45 AM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 5:44 AM CST | Hail 1 | Clarke, AL |
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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 3:59 AM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 400 AM CST MON JAN 18 1988 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO ESCAMBIA COUNTY ALABAMA... AT 355 AM THE MOBILE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED OVER EASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA EXTENDING INTO NORTHWEST FLORIDA. A STONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF ATMORE ALABAMA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. RESIDENGTS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY ALABAMA CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST DURING THE NEXT HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 4:36 AM CST, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 435 AM CST MON JAN 18 1988 ...THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE MOBILE RADAR INDICATED AT 430 AM THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THEY WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. RESIDENTS OF THE AREA CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY wRAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...SOME HAIL MAY FALL FROM THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS. PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED BY AN OFF-DUTY FAA CONTROLLER 6 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE MOBILE AIRPORT AT 426 AM.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 6:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 65 min |
| Jan 18, 6:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke | 65 min |
| Jan 18, 5:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Harrison, Jackson | 65 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.