Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 244
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 3, 1997, 6:30 AM CDT for 29 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 1997, 6:30 AM CDT (11:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 1997, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 34 counties
Autauga County, AL, Baldwin County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Butler County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Coffee County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Dale County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Pike County, AL, Russell County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Warnings issued inside it
6 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 6:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Montgomery | 47 min |
| May 3, 7:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 35 min |
| May 3, 7:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 47 min |
| May 3, 8:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon | 31 min |
| May 3, 8:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 30 min |
| May 3, 8:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 3, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Russell | 6 hr |
| May 3, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 14 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Alabama, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Florida, 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.