Alert archive / California / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 1990, 5:50 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 2 hr. 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 6, 1990, 5:50 PM PDT (00:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 1990, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
- Area
- Whole counties
County San Bernardino County, CA
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 6, 7:30 PM PDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | San Bernardino, CA |
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 6, 1:24 PM PDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 6, 2:19 PM PDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
CAZALL-070000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES CA 220 PM PDT MON AUG 6 1990 ...HEAVY THUNDERSTORM NEAR REDLANDS... AS OF 215 PM RADAR AND SATELLITE INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR REDLANDS...AND WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR STORMS TO CONTINUE TO FORM OVER THE MOUNTAIN AND DESERT AREAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH SOME OF THESE MOVING OVER THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN DESERT AREAS... WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PERSONS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND OBSERVE THE RULES OF SAFETY CONCERNING THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. PETERSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:00 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | Riverside | 55 min |
| Aug 6, 8:00 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | San Bernardino | 55 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.