Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 18, 1989Escambia County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 1989, 5:27 PM CDT for Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 63 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 18, 1989, 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 1989, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Whole counties

County Escambia County, FL

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 18, 5:35 PM CDTHail 0.75Escambia, FL

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.

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 1989Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1989

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.