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Tornado Watch 632

July 18, 19976 counties in Alabama; 10 counties in Florida

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 7:00 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBaldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Escambia and 4 more12 hr

Nearby

Tornado Watches in Florida, 1997Tornado Watches in Alabama, 1997Every tornado 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.