Alert archive / California / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 1998, 4:44 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 76 min. 3 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
- Aug 31, 1998, 4:44 PM PDT (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 1998, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 76 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 31, 5:40 PM PDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | La Verne, CA | Strong thunderstorm winds, estimated at 60 mph, knocked down several trees with diameters of one foot or greater. |
| Aug 31, 5:55 PM PDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Glendora, CA | A spotter reported that strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in the Glendora area. |
| Aug 31, 6:00 PM PDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Duarte, CA | Strong thunderstorm winds, estimated at 58 mph, knocked several trees and power lines in the Duarte 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 Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 3:37 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 113 min |
| Aug 31, 3:38 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 67 min |
| Aug 31, 4:50 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 85 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.