Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 1988, 7:04 PM CDT for Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 1988, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 1988, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Russell County, AL
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
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, Apr 25, 4:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 510 PM EDT MON APR 25 1988 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 84 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SEMINOLE...DECATUR... AND GRADY COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. AT 505 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR DOTHAN ALABAMA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SVMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 23 min |
| Apr 25, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Stewart | 23 min |
| Apr 25, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Sumter, Webster | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lee, Terrell | 33 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.