Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 1988, 6:05 PM EDT for Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 55 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
- Aug 17, 1988, 6:05 PM EDT (22:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 1988, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ
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 17, 6:15 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Hunterdon, NJ |
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 New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Monmouth | 55 min |
| Aug 17, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Middlesex, Monmouth | 55 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 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.