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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Los Angeles, CA

August 31, 1998Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this tornado warning at Aug 31, 1998, 6:00 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 30 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, 6:00 PM PDT (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 31, 1998, 6:30 PM PDT
In force: 30 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, 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

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

768 
WFUS1 KLAX 010103
TORLAX
CAC037-010115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
600 PM PDT MON AUG 31 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
    EAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY

* UNTIL 630 PM PDT

* AT 600 PM...A SPOTTER NEAR THE 605 AND 210 FREEWAY INTERSECTION
REPORTED A TORNADO MOVING SOUTH TOWARDS THE SANTA FE DAM AREA.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS IN A 
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR A PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO
BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR CUSHIONS TO PROTECT
YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  AVOID WINDOWS. 

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.