Alert archive / California / Tornado Warnings in 1998
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this tornado warning at Sep 2, 1998, 3:40 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 35 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, 3:40 PM PDT (22:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 1998, 4:15 PM PDT
- In force
- 35 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, 3:45 PM PDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Pomona, CA |
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.
000 TTAA00 KLAX 022241 RRA TORLAX CAC037-022300- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 340 PM PDT WED SEP 2 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY * UNTIL 415 PM PDT * EMERGENCY OFFICIAL REPORT A TORNADO NEAR PAMONA. THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT IS LOCATED FROM SOUTH EL MONTE TO EL MIRADA. THIS STORM IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 15 `MPH. *CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MONTEBELLO...PICO RIVERA AND WHITTIER. 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, 3:44 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, 4:48 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 72 min |
| Sep 2, 4:55 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 95 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.