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Tornado Watches in Florida, 1997
53 tornado watches in 1997. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 53
- Busiest month
- April12 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- April 23, 19975 tornado watches
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The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 8, 10:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bay, Calhoun, Columbia, Dixie and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Lee and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 15, 6:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton | 6 hr |
| Jan 16, 12:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:45 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 24, 7:45 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, Washington | 5 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:45 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 9:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Clay and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:15 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, Washington | 5 hr |
| Mar 13, 6:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Highlands and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 10:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Bradford, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 8:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Bradford, Brevard, Citrus, Clay, Dixie and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 11:45 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:30 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Bay, Calhoun, Columbia, Franklin, Gadsden and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler and 19 more | 6 hr |
| May 12, 12:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 12, 3:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:45 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 10:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 18, 10:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 19, 8:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 24, 10:15 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 24, 1:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jackson | 7 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Franklin and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 26, 7:45 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 26, 11:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Columbia, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 26, 1:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 26, 5:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 27, 10:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Nassau | 5 hr |
| Nov 1, 10:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Highlands and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 12, 4:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 21, 3:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 11:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Columbia, Duval, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 10, 8:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Dixie, Duval and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Citrus, Clay and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:30 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Indian River, Lee and 6 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jackson County22
- Washington County22
- Holmes County21
- Calhoun County20
- Gulf County20
- Okaloosa County20
- Walton County20
- Gadsden County19
- Liberty County19
- Santa Rosa County19
- Bay County18
- Escambia County17
- Leon County17
- Jefferson County17
- Wakulla County17
- Franklin County15
- Madison County14
- Hamilton County13
- Suwannee County13
- Taylor County13
- Glades County13
- Baker County12
- Columbia County12
- Dixie County12
- Lafayette County12
- Union County12
- Indian River County12
- Gilchrist County11
- Charlotte County11
- Highlands County11
- Lee County11
- Okeechobee County11
- Nassau County11
- Martin County11
- DeSoto County10
- Hardee County10
- Osceola County10
- Polk County10
- Hendry County10
- Saint Lucie County10
27 more counties
- Alachua County9
- Bradford County9
- Brevard County9
- Collier County9
- Manatee County8
- Clay County8
- Duval County8
- Levy County8
- Broward County8
- Palm Beach County8
- Hillsborough County8
- Lake County8
- Pasco County8
- Sarasota County7
- Flagler County7
- Marion County7
- Putnam County7
- Miami-Dade County7
- Monroe County7
- Orange County7
- Pinellas County7
- Seminole County7
- Volusia County7
- Hernando County6
- Sumter County6
- Saint Johns County5
- Citrus County4
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.