Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Watches in 1997
Tornado Watch 373
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Jun 1, 1997, 11:45 AM EDT for 37 counties in Florida. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 1997, 11:45 AM EDT (15:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 1997, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 37 counties
Alachua County, FL, Brevard County, FL, Broward County, FL, Charlotte County, FL, Citrus County, FL, Collier County, FL, DeSoto County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Glades County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Hendry County, FL, Hernando County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Indian River County, FL, Lake County, FL, Lee County, FL, Levy County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Marion County, FL, Martin County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Polk County, FL, Putnam County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL, Sarasota County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Sumter County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:45 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 1, 12:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 1:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 60 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 1, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Nassau | 6 hr |
Nearby
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.