Alert archive / California / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Los Angeles, CA

August 31, 1998Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 1998, 3:38 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 67 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 31, 1998, 3:38 PM PDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 1998, 4:45 PM PDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA
Area
Whole counties

County Los Angeles County, CA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 31, 4:10 PM PDTThunderstorm Wind 50Palmdale Arpt, CAThe official observation from the Palmdale Airport reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph.

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 Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 3:37 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningLOXLos Angeles113 min
Aug 31, 4:44 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXLos Angeles76 min
Aug 31, 4:50 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningLOXLos Angeles85 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.