Alert archive / California / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 27
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Feb 21, 2005, 3:30 PM PST for 17 counties in California. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2005, 3:30 PM PST (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2005, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Amador County, CA, Calaveras County, CA, Fresno County, CA, Kern County, CA, Kings County, CA, Los Angeles County, CA, Madera County, CA, Mariposa County, CA, Merced County, CA, Orange County, CA, Sacramento County, CA, San Diego County, CA, San Joaquin County, CA, Stanislaus County, CA, Tulare County, CA, Tuolumne County, CA, Yolo County, CA
The radar
The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Warnings issued inside it
5 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 3:56 PM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HNX | Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare | 49 min |
| Feb 21, 4:43 PM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HNX | Fresno, Madera | 32 min |
| Feb 21, 4:50 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 85 min |
| Feb 21, 6:15 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 60 min |
| Feb 21, 7:03 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 117 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2:10 AM PST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Orange | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:38 AM PST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Ventura | 2 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:40 AM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Ventura | 7 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:48 PM PST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura | 87 min |
| Feb 21, 1:53 PM PST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings and 18 more | 2 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.