Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 128
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Mar 30, 1997, 9:30 PM EST for 27 counties in Georgia; 10 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 1997, 9:30 PM EST (02:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 1997, 2:00 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 37 counties
Appling County, GA, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Brantley County, GA, Bryan County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Burke County, GA, Candler County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Evans County, GA, Glynn County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA, McIntosh County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Wayne County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Beaufort County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Warnings issued inside it
3 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 9:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs | 64 min |
| Mar 30, 10:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Screven | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 12:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 34 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Georgia, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in South Carolina, 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.