Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

August 18, 1989Polk County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 1989, 5:37 PM EDT for Polk County, Florida. It was in force for 53 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, 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 1989, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Whole counties

County Polk 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, 5:40 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 55Polk, 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.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWCharlotte, Sarasota49 min

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.