Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 712
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Aug 22, 1997, 3:30 AM CDT for 36 counties in Oklahoma; Hardeman County, Texas. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 1997, 3:30 AM CDT (08:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 1997, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 37 counties
Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Creek County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, McClain County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washita County, OK, Hardeman County, TX
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 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
8 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 3:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 52 min |
| Aug 22, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Custer, Dewey | 62 min |
| Aug 22, 4:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Washita | 54 min |
| Aug 22, 4:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Kiowa | 68 min |
| Aug 22, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche | 61 min |
| Aug 22, 5:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grady | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Stephens, Tillman | 63 min |
| Aug 22, 6:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin | 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Freestone, Harrison, Henderson and 17 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.