Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 170
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Apr 21, 1997, 6:30 PM CDT for 5 states. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 1997, 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 1997, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 49 counties
Blount County, AL, Colbert County, AL, Cullman County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marion County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Murray County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Cherokee County, NC, Graham County, NC, Bradley County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Franklin County, TN, Giles County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Marion County, TN, Marshall County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Moore County, TN, Polk County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN
Warnings issued inside it
17 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 55 min |
| Apr 21, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe | 34 min |
| Apr 21, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 62 min |
| Apr 21, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, McMinn | 29 min |
| Apr 21, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 39 min |
| Apr 21, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lawrence, Morgan | 67 min |
| Apr 21, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Clay | 64 min |
| Apr 21, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 27 min |
| Apr 21, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 56 min |
| Apr 21, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Polk | 51 min |
| Apr 21, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley | 15 min |
| Apr 21, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 55 min |
| Apr 21, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone | 55 min |
| Apr 21, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 43 min |
| Apr 21, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cherokee | 27 min |
| Apr 21, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison | 7 hr |
| Apr 21, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Clarke, Coffee and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon, Swain | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Chowan and 25 more | 6 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.