Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 104
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Mar 24, 1997, 7:45 PM CST for 39 counties in Oklahoma; Childress County, Texas. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 1997, 7:45 PM CST (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 1997, 2:00 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 40 counties
Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, McClain County, OK, Noble County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK, Washita County, OK, Childress County, TX
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Warnings issued inside it
30 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 7:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa | 33 min |
| Mar 24, 8:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Major, Woods | 30 min |
| Mar 24, 8:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Grant | 45 min |
| Mar 24, 8:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Major | 32 min |
| Mar 24, 9:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant | 42 min |
| Mar 24, 9:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 40 min |
| Mar 24, 9:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Noble | 48 min |
| Mar 24, 10:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 54 min |
| Mar 24, 10:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 49 min |
| Mar 24, 10:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 40 min |
| Mar 24, 10:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Logan, Payne | 35 min |
| Mar 24, 11:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 40 min |
| Mar 24, 11:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Oklahoma | 31 min |
| Mar 24, 11:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 42 min |
| Mar 24, 11:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers | 66 min |
| Mar 24, 11:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie | 41 min |
| Mar 24, 11:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes | 50 min |
| Mar 24, 11:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 41 min |
| Mar 24, 11:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Oklahoma | 53 min |
| Mar 24, 11:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 12:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 58 min |
| Mar 25, 12:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 12:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 12:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie | 42 min |
| Mar 25, 12:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady | 42 min |
| Mar 25, 12:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee, Tulsa | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 1:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie | 60 min |
| Mar 25, 1:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Seminole | 60 min |
| Mar 25, 1:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland | 60 min |
| Mar 25, 1:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 56 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 10:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cotton, Jefferson, Johnston and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Cleveland, Coal, Creek, Delaware and 21 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Oklahoma, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 1997Every severe thunderstorm watch in 1997
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.