Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 1988
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at May 23, 1988, 9:50 PM EDT for Armstrong County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 70 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
- May 23, 1988, 9:50 PM EDT (01:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 1988, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 70 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Armstrong County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 9:50 PM EDT | Hail 1.5 | Westmoreland, PA | |
| May 23, 10:10 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Westmoreland, PA | |
| May 23, 10:30 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Armstrong, PA |
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 Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Washington | 75 min |
| May 23, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Allegheny, Beaver | 60 min |
| May 23, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Butler | 60 min |
| May 23, 10:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Bedford, Somerset | 2 hr |
| May 24, 4:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Armstrong, Butler | 2 hr |
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.