Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 20, 1998, 2:45 PM EST for Highlands County, Florida. 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
- Mar 20, 1998, 2:45 PM EST (19:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 1998, 3:20 PM EST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Highlands County, FL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2:49 PM EST | Hail 1.75 | Sebring, FL | Golfball sized hail was reported by the Highlands County Emergency Management. |
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 12:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 11:04 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TBW | Sarasota | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 11:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee | 51 min |
| Mar 20, 12:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 61 min |
| Mar 20, 1:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 46 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 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.