Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 277
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 9, 1997, 6:30 PM EDT for 44 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 9, 1997, 6:30 PM EDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 1997, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 49 counties
Appling County, GA, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Bryan County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Candler County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Evans County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Lee County, GA, Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA, McIntosh County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Tift County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Turner County, GA, Wayne County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Worth County, GA, Beaufort County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Charleston | 58 min |
| May 9, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Colleton, Hampton | 68 min |
| May 9, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly | 25 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 9, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts and 46 more | 5 hr |
| May 9, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Candler, Chattahoochee and 50 more | 6 hr |
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.