Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 1988
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this tornado warning at Aug 15, 1988, 3:30 PM EDT for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 30 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 15, 1988, 3:30 PM EDT (19:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 1988, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 3:43 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Westmoreland, 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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KPIT 151931
TORPIT
PAC129-152000-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
330 PM EDT MON AUG 15 1988
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN WEST PENNSYLVANIA
...WESTMORELAND
A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS NEAR
GREESNBURG IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABA1NDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.The office that day
Everything else NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Fayette, Westmoreland | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Somerset | 63 min |
| Aug 15, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Bedford | 52 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.