Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 304
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 19, 1997, 12:45 AM EST for 56 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 1997, 12:45 AM EST (05:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 1997, 6:00 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 56 counties
Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Bartholomew County, IN, Benton County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Cass County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Dearborn County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Jay County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Miami County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Newton County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Union County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Warren County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 18, 8:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton and 19 more | 5 hr |
| May 18, 10:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Jay, Randolph and 2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.