Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 5
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jan 4, 1997, 11:15 PM CST for 5 states. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 4, 1997, 11:15 PM CST (05:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 1997, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 68 counties
Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Cullman County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marion County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Murray County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Attala County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Leake County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Winston County, MS, Cherokee County, NC, Graham County, NC, Swain County, NC, Bedford County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Franklin County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Moore County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN
Warnings issued inside it
21 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 11:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 59 min |
| Jan 4, 11:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 68 min |
| Jan 4, 11:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 64 min |
| Jan 5, 12:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 68 min |
| Jan 5, 12:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Meigs, Rhea, Roane | 61 min |
| Jan 5, 12:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 57 min |
| Jan 5, 12:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marshall | 56 min |
| Jan 5, 12:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 61 min |
| Jan 5, 12:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe | 57 min |
| Jan 5, 12:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 26 min |
| Jan 5, 12:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale, Tuscaloosa | 46 min |
| Jan 5, 1:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby | 40 min |
| Jan 5, 1:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley | 55 min |
| Jan 5, 1:08 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Marshall | 2 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah, St. Clair | 47 min |
| Jan 5, 1:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 46 min |
| Jan 5, 1:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Polk | 57 min |
| Jan 5, 1:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 38 min |
| Jan 5, 1:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Shelby | 47 min |
| Jan 5, 2:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 69 min |
| Jan 5, 2:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Macon, Swain | 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 8:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 5, 5:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Burke, Columbia, Crawford and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Issaquena and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 11:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 5 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Alabama, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Mississippi, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Tennessee, 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.