Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 287
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 16, 1997, 5:00 PM CDT for 50 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Missouri; 18 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 1997, 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 1997, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 75 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Benton County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Fremont County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Harrison County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Linn County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Mills County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, Page County, IA, Polk County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Atchison County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Holt County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Worth County, MO, Cass County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Gage County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Johnson County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Nemaha County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Otoe County, NE, Pawnee County, NE, Richardson County, NE, Saline County, NE, Sarpy County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Seward County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Washington County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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
15 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Pottawattamie | 31 min |
| May 16, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Polk | 33 min |
| May 16, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dallas | 32 min |
| May 16, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage | 18 min |
| May 16, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Mills, Montgomery, Pottawattamie | 47 min |
| May 16, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair | 33 min |
| May 16, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Linn | 47 min |
| May 16, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Page | 63 min |
| May 16, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Union | 48 min |
| May 16, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Nodaway, Worth | 52 min |
| May 16, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor | 47 min |
| May 16, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke | 47 min |
| May 16, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry | 60 min |
| May 16, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Nodaway | 48 min |
| May 16, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Richardson | 33 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 Iowa, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Nebraska, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Missouri, 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.