Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 1988
110 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1988. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1988. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 110
- Busiest month
- November34 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- November 5, 198826 severe thunderstorm warnings
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By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 3:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Flagler, Volusia | 65 min |
| Mar 26, 9:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 59 min |
| Apr 18, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia | 50 min |
| Apr 18, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 44 min |
| Apr 18, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 6:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 9:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Levy | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 11:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte | 45 min |
| May 1, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Monroe | 55 min |
| May 1, 11:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Monroe | 67 min |
| May 10, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton | 59 min |
| May 10, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia | 59 min |
| May 10, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Washington | 58 min |
| May 10, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Okaloosa, Walton, Washington | 56 min |
| May 10, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Santa Rosa | 56 min |
| May 16, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Monroe | 65 min |
| May 21, 11:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 57 min |
| May 24, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 55 min |
| May 24, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 65 min |
| May 24, 11:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 68 min |
| May 25, 9:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 2 hr |
| May 25, 11:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Monroe | 2 hr |
| May 25, 11:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 115 min |
| Jun 5, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Glades | 49 min |
| Jun 6, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Flagler | 68 min |
| Jun 6, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 68 min |
| Jun 7, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange | 64 min |
| Jun 7, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Seminole | 68 min |
| Jun 7, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Volusia | 64 min |
| Jun 9, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 60 min |
| Jun 10, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 62 min |
| Jun 10, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte | 58 min |
| Jun 25, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Monroe | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Washington | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Lee | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Santa Rosa | 67 min |
| Jun 27, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson | 64 min |
| Jun 27, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia | 69 min |
| Jun 27, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Hamilton | 59 min |
| Jun 27, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 67 min |
| Jun 27, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Liberty | 67 min |
| Jun 27, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Saint Johns | 42 min |
| Jul 15, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval | 67 min |
| Jul 17, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | KEY | Monroe | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Marion | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Polk | 42 min |
| Jul 19, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Lee | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval | 41 min |
| Jul 25, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 24 min |
| Jul 25, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 69 min |
| Jul 25, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 61 min |
| Jul 27, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto | 43 min |
| Jul 27, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 63 min |
| Aug 17, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 66 min |
| Aug 21, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 59 min |
| Aug 26, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pasco | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 8:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 50 min |
| Aug 30, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 31 min |
| Aug 30, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 40 min |
| Sep 10, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee | 29 min |
| Nov 4, 1:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes | 30 min |
| Nov 5, 2:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon | 119 min |
| Nov 5, 2:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jackson | 119 min |
| Nov 5, 2:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Liberty | 119 min |
| Nov 5, 3:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Wakulla | 62 min |
| Nov 5, 8:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Levy | 41 min |
| Nov 5, 9:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Sumter | 55 min |
| Nov 5, 9:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Levy | 55 min |
| Nov 5, 9:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Marion | 65 min |
| Nov 5, 9:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 9:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Sumter | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 9:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 10:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 60 min |
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 60 min |
| Nov 5, 11:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 56 min |
| Nov 5, 11:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Sarasota | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 11:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 11:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 11:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 12:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 12:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 57 min |
| Nov 5, 12:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 55 min |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Lee | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 12:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Lee, Sarasota | 61 min |
| Nov 5, 12:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk | 61 min |
| Nov 5, 12:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco, Sumter | 61 min |
| Nov 5, 12:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 61 min |
| Nov 20, 5:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 42 min |
| Nov 23, 12:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 58 min |
| Nov 23, 1:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk | 63 min |
| Nov 23, 1:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 63 min |
| Nov 23, 2:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk | 61 min |
| Nov 27, 1:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay | 67 min |
| Nov 28, 2:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Marion | 58 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hillsborough County14
- Pinellas County12
- Santa Rosa County9
- Escambia County8
- Monroe County8
- Polk County8
- Charlotte County7
- Manatee County7
- Pasco County7
- Brevard County5
- Volusia County4
- Washington County4
- Jefferson County4
- Citrus County4
- Duval County4
- Holmes County4
- Lee County4
- Hernando County4
- Sumter County4
- Walton County3
- Bay County3
- Madison County3
- Levy County3
- Okaloosa County3
- Osceola County3
- Collier County3
- Wakulla County3
- Leon County3
- Clay County3
- Marion County3
- Sarasota County3
- Flagler County2
- Lake County2
- Broward County2
- Saint Johns County2
- Calhoun County2
- Liberty County2
- Hardee County2
- Nassau County1
- Dixie County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.