Alert archive / California / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 1998, 4:30 PM PST for Madera County, Merced County, California. It was in force for 30 min. 2 reports 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
- Mar 28, 1998, 4:30 PM PST (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 1998, 5:00 PM PST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hanford, CA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Madera County, CA, Merced County, CA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 4:30 PM PST | Hail 0.75 | Madera, CA | Spotter report of 3/4" hail swath from northwest to southeast along State Highway 99 in Madera County. |
| Mar 28, 4:35 PM PST | Tornado F0 | Chowchilla Arpt, CA | Tornado touched down on northwest edge of airport property, moved two belt loaders 25 feet, and then arced to south before dissipating. Pea-size hail accompanied the storm to such an extent that it reached 2 inches in depth in the area. |
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 Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 5:19 PM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HNX | Madera, Merced | 26 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in California, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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.