Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 447
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jun 15, 1997, 9:15 PM CDT for 16 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 15, 1997, 9:15 PM CDT (02:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 1997, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Harper County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Major County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 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
2 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods | 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craig, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Washington | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Atoka, Beckham, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 39 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes and 8 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Oklahoma, 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.