Alert archive / California / Tornado Warnings in 1998
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this tornado warning at May 13, 1998, 10:01 AM PDT for Los Angeles County, Ventura County, California. It was in force for 59 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
- May 13, 1998, 10:01 AM PDT (17:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 1998, 11:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Los Angeles County, CA, Ventura County, CA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 10:05 AM PDT | Tornado F0 | Camarillo Arpt, CA | A weak tornado formed four miles southeast of the Camarillo Airport. No damage was reported. |
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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 13, 5:30 AM PDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
CAZ034>041-44>047-051>054-059-131400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 530 AM PDT WED MAY 13 1998 ...THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME STORM TOTALS ACROSS THE SOUTHLAND SINCE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY... CAMBRIA...............................0.71 INCHES SANTA MARGARITA.......................1.04 INCHES SAN LUIS OBISPO.......................1.14 INCHES PASO ROBLES...........................0.59 INCHES ...SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... SANTA MARIA...........................0.62 INCHES SANTA BARBARA (AIRPORT)...............1.29 INCHES SAN MARCOS PASS.......................1.93 INCHES GIBRALTAR DAM.........................2.09 INCHES LOS ALAMOS............................0.71 INCHES BUELLTON..............................1.18 INCHES REFUGIO...............................2.09 INCHES CUYAMA................................0.28 INCHES ...VENTURA COUNTY... VENTURA...............................1.14 INCHES CAMARILLO.............................0.94 INCHES CIRCLE X RANCH (ABOVE NEWBURY PARK)...1.50 INCHES STEWART CANYON (ABOVE OJAI)...........1.26 INCHES ROSE VALLEY...........................2.48 INCHES NORDHOFF RIDGE........................2.60 INCHES LANG RANCH (NEAR THOUSAND OAKS).......1.02 INCHES OXNARD................................1.02 INCHES ...LOS ANGELES COUNTY... LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER..............1.36 INCHES LOS ANGELES AIRPORT...................1.04 INCHES LONG BEACH............................0.71 INCHES BURBANK...............................1.09 INCHES VAN NUYS..............................0.97 INCHES BEVERLY HILLS.........................1.20 INCHES MALIBU HILLS..........................1.53 INCHES WOODLAND HILLS........................1.84 INCHES CHATSWORTH............................1.32 INCHES SAN DIMAS.............................1.61 INCHES OPIDS CAMP (NEAR MOUNT WILSON)........3.93 INCHES MOUNT WILSON..........................2.76 INCHES SAUGUS................................1.30 INCHES PALMDALE..............................0.26 INCHES BRUNO/RORKE
Special weather statement, May 13, 5:30 AM PDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
CAZ034>041-44>047-051>054-059-131400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 530 AM PDT WED MAY 13 1998 ...THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME STORM TOTALS ACROSS THE SOUTHLAND SINCE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY... CAMBRIA...............................0.71 INCHES SANTA MARGARITA.......................1.04 INCHES SAN LUIS OBISPO.......................1.14 INCHES PASO ROBLES...........................0.59 INCHES ...SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... SANTA MARIA...........................0.62 INCHES SANTA BARBARA (AIRPORT)...............1.29 INCHES SAN MARCOS PASS.......................1.93 INCHES GIBRALTAR DAM.........................2.09 INCHES LOS ALAMOS............................0.71 INCHES BUELLTON..............................1.18 INCHES REFUGIO...............................2.09 INCHES CUYAMA................................0.28 INCHES ...VENTURA COUNTY... VENTURA...............................1.14 INCHES CAMARILLO.............................0.94 INCHES CIRCLE X RANCH (ABOVE NEWBURY PARK)...1.50 INCHES STEWART CANYON (ABOVE OJAI)...........1.26 INCHES ROSE VALLEY...........................2.48 INCHES NORDHOFF RIDGE........................2.60 INCHES LANG RANCH (NEAR THOUSAND OAKS).......1.02 INCHES OXNARD................................1.02 INCHES ...LOS ANGELES COUNTY... LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER..............1.36 INCHES LOS ANGELES AIRPORT...................1.04 INCHES LONG BEACH............................0.71 INCHES BURBANK...............................1.09 INCHES VAN NUYS..............................0.97 INCHES BEVERLY HILLS.........................1.20 INCHES MALIBU HILLS..........................1.53 INCHES WOODLAND HILLS........................1.84 INCHES CHATSWORTH............................1.32 INCHES SAN DIMAS.............................1.61 INCHES OPIDS CAMP (NEAR MOUNT WILSON)........3.93 INCHES MOUNT WILSON..........................2.76 INCHES SAUGUS................................1.30 INCHES PALMDALE..............................0.26 INCHES BRUNO/RORKE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 10:01 AM PDT | Tornado Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 29 min |
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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.