Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 795
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Nov 21, 1997, 8:00 PM CST for 9 counties in Alabama; 9 counties in Florida; Jackson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 21, 1997, 8:00 PM CST (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 1997, 1:00 AM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Coffee County, AL, Covington County, AL, Dale County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Escambia County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Jackson County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 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
5 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 9:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 61 min |
| Nov 21, 9:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 48 min |
| Nov 21, 10:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 47 min |
| Nov 21, 10:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 60 min |
| Nov 21, 11:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee | 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 7:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Russell | 5 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Alabama, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Florida, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Mississippi, 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.