Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, April 1997
109 severe thunderstorm warnings in April 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 severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in April 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 109
- Busiest day
- April 22, 199732 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 7:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 7:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 7:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 7:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sunflower | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 7:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 7:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 7:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Leflore | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 8:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 8:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 8:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 8:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 8:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 8:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 8:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 8:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 9:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 9:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 9:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 10:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 10:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha, Webster | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 10:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 10:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 11:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Harrison | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 11:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 53 min |
| Apr 5, 11:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Stone | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 11:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry | 64 min |
| Apr 5, 12:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 12:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jackson | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 12:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene | 65 min |
| Apr 11, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Walthall | 44 min |
| Apr 11, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 44 min |
| Apr 11, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jackson | 42 min |
| Apr 12, 6:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock | 32 min |
| Apr 12, 6:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn | 63 min |
| Apr 21, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene | 44 min |
| Apr 21, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss | 49 min |
| Apr 21, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George | 49 min |
| Apr 21, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Pontotoc | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss | 49 min |
| Apr 21, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Pontotoc | 49 min |
| Apr 21, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 30 min |
| Apr 21, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Clay | 64 min |
| Apr 21, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 41 min |
| Apr 21, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 64 min |
| Apr 22, 10:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 10:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey, Washington | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 11:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 48 min |
| Apr 22, 12:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 52 min |
| Apr 22, 12:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 63 min |
| Apr 22, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 53 min |
| Apr 22, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 48 min |
| Apr 22, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 49 min |
| Apr 22, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 62 min |
| Apr 22, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Simpson | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 42 min |
| Apr 22, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 41 min |
| Apr 22, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 48 min |
| Apr 22, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Walthall | 37 min |
| Apr 22, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Marion | 66 min |
| Apr 22, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 65 min |
| Apr 22, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar | 60 min |
| Apr 22, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 36 min |
| Apr 22, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry | 64 min |
| Apr 22, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene | 67 min |
| Apr 22, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 33 min |
| Apr 22, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 57 min |
| Apr 22, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jackson | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry, Stone | 68 min |
| Apr 22, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene | 62 min |
| Apr 22, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George | 57 min |
| Apr 22, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jackson | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 29 min |
| Apr 25, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jackson | 65 min |
| Apr 26, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry, Wayne | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 2:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 3:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pike | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 4:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 5:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Walthall | 15 min |
| Apr 27, 6:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 6:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 7:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 12:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 1:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Stone | 59 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Wayne County6
- Jackson County6
- Amite County5
- Perry County5
- Claiborne County4
- Pike County4
- Walthall County4
- Pearl River County4
- Greene County4
- Marion County4
- Washington County3
- Yazoo County3
- Copiah County3
- Rankin County3
- Simpson County3
- Scott County3
- Harrison County3
- Stone County3
- Smith County3
- Lawrence County3
- Covington County3
- Wilkinson County3
- Jones County3
- Issaquena County2
- Sharkey County2
- Oktibbeha County2
- Webster County2
- Clay County2
- Clarke County2
- Lauderdale County2
- Hancock County2
- Alcorn County2
- Prentiss County2
- George County2
- Lafayette County2
- Pontotoc County2
- Chickasaw County2
- Jefferson Davis County2
- Lamar County2
- Humphreys County1
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.