Alert archive / Arizona / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 1988, 1:15 PM MST for Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 60 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 24, 1988, 1:15 PM MST (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 1988, 2:15 PM MST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ
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 24, 1:30 PM MST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Pima, AZ |
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 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, Aug 24, 12:56 PM MST, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1255 PM MST WED AUG 24 1988 AT 1250 PM MST TUCSON WEATHER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS FORMING OVER SOUTHEASTERN PIMA AND MOST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL ...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HAIL. AS THE GROUND IS QUITE SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAIN FALL...THERE IS POSSIBILITY OF RAPIDLY RISING WATER IN LOCALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. PERSONS IN THE AREAS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT TO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. BARTOLOME/NWS TUS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 3:15 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima |
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.