Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 1988
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 1988, 6:12 PM CST for Lincoln County, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 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
- Mar 28, 1988, 6:12 PM CST (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 1988, 6:45 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lincoln County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 6:50 PM CST | Hail 2.75 | Lincoln, OK |
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 tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 28, 4:39 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
437 PM CST MON MAR 28 1988
TIME CST COUNTY REPORT
437 PM LOGAN QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL
I REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF GUTHRIE VIA
OKLAHOMA COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE RADIO
NETWORKSpecial weather statement, Mar 28, 4:44 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 445 PM CST MON MAR 28 1988 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WICHITA AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM CST... AT 435 PM CST GTHE WICHITA FALLS RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM JUST SOUTH OF OKLAUNION TO NEAR ELECTRA. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS AND SOME POSSIBLE HAIL.
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 4:47 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 445 PM CST MON MAR 28 1988 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WICHITA AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM CST... AT 435 PM CST THE WICHITA FALLS RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM JUST SOUTH OF OKLAUNION TO NEAR ELECTRA. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME POSSIBLE HAIL. OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SOME VERY STRONG WERE LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE RED RIVER IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN DAVIDSON TO JUST NORTHEAST OF RYAN. ALL PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE AIRMASS OVER THE AREA IS HIGHLY UNSTABLE AND WITH A COLD FRONT LOCATED TO THE WEST...THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER DOES EXIST. RESIDENTS ACROSS THIS PORTION OF NORTH TEXAS ARE ADVISED TO STAY ABREAST OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WE ATHER BE SIGHTED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAYED TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 5:17 PM CST, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 515 PM CST MON MAR 28 1988 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WICHITA AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM CST... AT 510 PM CST THE WICHITA FALLS RADAR SHOWED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT NEAR ELECTRA HAD MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. NEW SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED NEAR LAKE KEMP AND JUST NORTH OF SANTA ROSA LAKE IN SOUTHERN WILBARGER COUNTY. THE NEW SHOWERS ARE STILL JUST DEVELOPING AND WILL BE CLOSELY WATCHED. ALL PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. THE AIRMASS OVER THE AREA IS HIGHLY UNSTABLE AND WITH A COLD FRONT LOCATED TO THE WEST...THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES TO EXIST. RESIDENTS ACROSS THIS PORTION OF NORTH TEXAS ARE ADVISED TO STAY ABREAST OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER BE SIGHTED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAYED TUNED TO N.OAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Mar 28, 5:33 PM CST, 39 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
530 PM CST MON MAR 28 1988
TIME CST COUNTY REPORT
439 PM CANADIAN CIVIL DEFENSE NETWORK REPORTED QUARTER
SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF MUSTANG
445-447 PM GRADY CIVIL DEFENSE NETWORK REPORTED DIME
SIZE HAIL 2 MILES WEST OF MINCO AND
NICKEL HAIL 2 MILES NORTH UNION CITY
447 PM CANADIAN CIVIL DEFENSE NETWORK REPORTED GOLFBALL
HAIL 5 MILES NORTH OF UNION CITY
(JUST NORTH OF THE RIVER)
459 PM CANADIAN CD NETWORK REPORTED QUARTER HAIL OVER
MUSTANG
500 PM CANADIAN 1 1/2 INCH HAIL AT MUSTANG
500 PM PAYNE/LOGAN HALF DOLLAR HAIL ON THE COUNTY LINE
5 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PERKINSLocal storm report, Mar 28, 5:47 PM CST, 25 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY OK
550 PM CST MON MAR 28 1988
TIME CST COUNTY REPORT
503 PM PAYNE STILLWATER EOC REPORTED HALF DOLLAR HAIL
NEAR PERKINS
504 PM OKLAHOMA EDMOND CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED DIME SIZED
HAIL
505 PM OKLAHOMA CD NETWORK REPORTED QUARTER HAIL AT 59TH
AND MUSTANG ROAD
506 PM OKLAHOMA AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS REPORTED 60 MPH
WINDS AT 152ND AND MUSTANG ROAD
509 PM OKLAHOMA 1 1/2 INCH HAIL 4 MILES EAST OF MUSTANG
510 PM OKLAHOMA 1 INCH HAIL AT WILL ROGERS AIRPORT
520 PM OKLAHOMA GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED IN SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA CITY
524 PM OKLAHOMA AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS REPORTED 1 INCH
- HAIL IN MIDWEST CITYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 6:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie | 29 min |
| Mar 28, 6:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Comanche, Grady, McClain | 68 min |
| Mar 28, 7:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Stephens | 55 min |
| Mar 28, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pottawatomie | 54 min |
| Mar 28, 8:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Stephens | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 8:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Stephens | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 9:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter | 27 min |
| Mar 28, 9:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 10:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson, Stephens | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 10:50 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Stephens | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Stephens | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 11:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Murray | 40 min |
| Mar 29, 12:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Murray | 33 min |
| Mar 29, 12:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Pontotoc | 70 min |
| Mar 29, 1:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hughes | 44 min |
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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.