Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Watches in 1997
Tornado Watch 632
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Jul 18, 1997, 9:00 PM CDT for 6 counties in Alabama; 10 counties in Florida. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 1997, 9:00 PM CDT (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 1997, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Houston County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Escambia County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 7:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Escambia and 4 more | 12 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.