Alert archive / California / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 2, 1998, 4:48 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 72 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
- Sep 2, 1998, 4:48 PM PDT (23:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 1998, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 72 min
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Los Angeles County, CA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 5:25 PM PDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Saugus, CA | A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds across the Saugus area. At the Lily of the Valley Mobile Home Village, numerous trees were uprooted. Also, several automobiles and roof awnings were damaged. |
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.
552 WUUS1 KLAX 022348 RRA SVRLAX CAC037-030020- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 448 PM PDT WED SEP 2 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWEST LOS ANGELES COUNTY * UNTIL 600 PM PDT * AT 445 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHWEST LOS ANGELES COUNTY BETWEEN I5 AND HIGHWAY 14 NEAR THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA. THIS STORM IS MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AND WILL CROSS THE I5 BY 5 PM. * CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE SAUGUS AND VALENCIA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. ROADWAYS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. DANIELSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 3:01 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 89 min |
| Sep 2, 3:25 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | Ventura | 65 min |
| Sep 2, 3:30 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 90 min |
| Sep 2, 3:40 PM PDT | Tornado Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 35 min |
| Sep 2, 3:44 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 76 min |
| Sep 2, 4:28 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | Ventura | 62 min |
| Sep 2, 4:55 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 95 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.