Alert archive / Arizona / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 1998, 1:30 PM MST for Coconino County, Arizona. It was in force for 45 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 7, 1998, 1:30 PM MST (20:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 1998, 2:15 PM MST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
County Coconino County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1:30 PM MST | Hail 1 | Flagstaff, AZ | A NWS meteorologist reported 0.75 inch diameter hail 2 miles SW of Flagstaff. Spotters at the Arizona Snowbowl ( 7 NW FLG at an elevation of 9100 feet) reported 1 inch diameter hail falling for 15 minutes. |
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.
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 Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 5:17 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGZ | Gila | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 6:08 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGZ | Gila | 47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.