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Tornado Watches in Alabama, 1997
56 tornado watches in 1997. 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 tornado watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 56
- Busiest month
- March11 tornado watches
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- October 25, 19975 tornado watches
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The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 3:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Escambia and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 15, 5:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Pike | 5 hr |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 24, 4:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock and 37 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 8:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Geneva, Henry, Houston | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 9:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Marengo, Perry, Sumter, Washington | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Choctaw, Clarke, Greene, Hale, Marengo and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Lamar and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Cullman and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:15 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:15 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 5 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Sumter | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Elmore and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Lamar and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 13, 5:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Clay, Coffee, Coosa and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Cleburne | 4 hr |
| Apr 22, 8:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Sumter | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 11:15 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lamar, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Choctaw and 34 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee and 45 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter | 6 hr |
| May 2, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 29 more | 6 hr |
| May 3, 12:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lamar, Pickens | 6 hr |
| May 3, 2:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 29 more | 6 hr |
| May 28, 12:15 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Fayette, Greene and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Clarke, Coffee and 13 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Geneva, Houston, Mobile | 12 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Escambia and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 25, 8:30 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 25, 1:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Marion and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Dale, Henry, Houston and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 25, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 26, 12:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Greene, Jefferson, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 6 hr |
| Oct 26, 6:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Clay and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 26, 12:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Clay and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Henry, Houston, Russell | 6 hr |
| Nov 21, 2:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Clarke and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 10:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh and 11 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Geneva County21
- Houston County21
- Coffee County19
- Conecuh County19
- Covington County19
- Escambia County19
- Henry County19
- Dale County18
- Crenshaw County18
- Pike County18
- Baldwin County17
- Monroe County16
- Washington County16
- Butler County16
- Barbour County16
- Elmore County16
- Lamar County16
- Mobile County15
- Montgomery County15
- Pickens County15
- Bullock County14
- Lee County14
- Marengo County14
- Autauga County13
- Macon County13
- Perry County13
- Russell County13
- Blount County13
- Fayette County13
- Tuscaloosa County13
- Clarke County13
- Choctaw County13
- Hale County12
- Lowndes County12
- Wilcox County12
- Colbert County12
- Cullman County12
- Jefferson County12
- Marion County12
- Walker County12
27 more counties
- Winston County12
- Tallapoosa County12
- Sumter County12
- Dallas County11
- Franklin County11
- Greene County11
- Lauderdale County11
- Limestone County11
- Madison County11
- Marshall County11
- Morgan County11
- Chambers County11
- Clay County11
- Coosa County11
- Randolph County11
- Talladega County11
- Bibb County10
- Jackson County10
- Lawrence County10
- Cherokee County10
- Cleburne County10
- DeKalb County10
- Etowah County10
- St. Clair County10
- Calhoun County9
- Shelby County9
- Chilton County8
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.