Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 99
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Mar 8, 1997, 5:30 PM CST for 19 counties in Kansas; 22 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 1997, 5:30 PM CST (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 1997, 11:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 41 counties
Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Graham County, KS, Jewell County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Smith County, KS, Washington County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Gage County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Johnson County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Pawnee County, NE, Saline County, NE, Seward County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Warnings issued inside it
4 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 6:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Kearney, Phelps | 45 min |
| Mar 8, 7:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Kearney | 45 min |
| Mar 8, 7:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams | 45 min |
| Mar 8, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Hamilton | 46 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Nebraska, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kansas, 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.