Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 20
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Feb 1, 1998, 11:30 AM CST for 9 counties in Texas. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 1998, 11:30 AM CST (17:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 1998, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Brooks County, TX, Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Starr County, TX, Willacy County, TX, Zapata County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Warnings issued inside it
8 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 64 min |
| Feb 1, 1:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Starr | 64 min |
| Feb 1, 2:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Starr | 33 min |
| Feb 1, 2:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 59 min |
| Feb 1, 2:40 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 3 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Willacy | 62 min |
| Feb 1, 3:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo | 63 min |
| Feb 1, 3:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Willacy | 47 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 1998Every severe thunderstorm watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.