Alert archive / California / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 1998, 4:55 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 65 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 11, 1998, 4:55 PM PDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 1998, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Los Angeles County, CA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 5:15 PM PDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Lancaster, CA | Strong thunderstorms winds knocked down 10 power poles in the city of Lancaster. |
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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLAX 112355 RRA SVRLAX CAC037-120030- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 455 PM PDT TUE AUG 11 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY * UNTIL 600 PM PDT * AT 450 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A SEVERE STORM IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THAT WILL MOVE WEST INTO LOS ANGELES COUNTY BY 5:15 PM. SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH WITH THIS STORM. * IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...THE PATH OF THIS STORM WILL TAKE IT JUST SOUTH OF EDWARDS AFB IN IN SADDLEBACK BUTTE STATE PARK. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. IF YOU SEE DANGEROUS WEATHER APPROACHING...SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. DANIELSON
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.