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Tornado Watches in Mississippi, 1997
59 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
- 59
- Busiest month
- April12 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- February 21, 19974 tornado watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Bolivar, Coahoma, DeSoto, Humphreys, Leflore and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone | 6 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Greene, Jackson, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Jan 15, 5:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Perry and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Kemper, Leake, Lee and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 24, 4:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Harrison, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 9:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amite, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, George and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Choctaw, Coahoma and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Attala, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jasper, Jefferson Davis and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bolivar, Coahoma | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 8:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll and 41 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:15 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Itawamba, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Tishomingo | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll and 57 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Coahoma, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tippah and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bolivar, Coahoma, Grenada, Lafayette, Leflore, Panola and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Coahoma, DeSoto and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Attala, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke and 36 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Attala, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw and 40 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Jasper, Jones, Kemper and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:15 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, DeSoto, Grenada, Holmes and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 8:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington and 35 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 11:15 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clarke, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison and 11 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 22, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Greene, Jackson, Perry | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:15 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Jackson | 6 hr |
| May 2, 12:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun and 60 more | 7 hr |
| May 2, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clarke, Wayne | 6 hr |
| May 2, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams | 7 hr |
| May 2, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Attala, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll and 58 more | 6 hr |
| May 3, 12:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Attala, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll and 56 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | DeSoto | 6 hr |
| May 27, 2:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bolivar, Coahoma, DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 27, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clay and 29 more | 5 hr |
| May 27, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 15 more | 5 hr |
| May 28, 12:15 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Covington and 31 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 24, 12:30 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, Hancock and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 25, 8:30 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Clay and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bolivar, Claiborne, Coahoma, Copiah, Hinds, Humphreys and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amite, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 25, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Wilkinson | 6 hr |
| Oct 25, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Attala, Choctaw, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 25, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clay, Grenada, Itawamba, Lafayette and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 26, 12:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 37 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 21, 11:15 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Forrest, Franklin, Greene, Hancock and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 21, 2:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Nov 28, 8:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Hancock | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Copiah County20
- Jefferson Davis County20
- Simpson County20
- Lincoln County19
- Humphreys County18
- Marion County18
- Choctaw County18
- Clay County18
- Lowndes County18
- Oktibbeha County18
- Jones County18
- Lawrence County18
- Rankin County18
- Smith County18
- Leflore County17
- Lamar County17
- Leake County17
- Clarke County17
- Covington County17
- Jasper County17
- Scott County17
- Grenada County17
- Webster County17
- Claiborne County17
- Franklin County17
- Hinds County17
- Jefferson County17
- Madison County17
- Yazoo County17
- Quitman County16
- Tallahatchie County16
- Greene County16
- Perry County16
- Walthall County16
- Monroe County16
- Neshoba County16
- Noxubee County16
- Winston County16
- Amite County16
- Pike County16
42 more counties
- Carroll County16
- Montgomery County16
- Holmes County16
- Warren County16
- Coahoma County15
- DeSoto County15
- Panola County15
- Sunflower County15
- Wayne County15
- Forrest County15
- Lee County15
- Pontotoc County15
- Yalobusha County15
- Adams County15
- Attala County15
- Sharkey County15
- Bolivar County14
- Marshall County14
- Tate County14
- Washington County14
- George County14
- Itawamba County14
- Prentiss County14
- Lauderdale County14
- Newton County14
- Calhoun County14
- Lafayette County14
- Wilkinson County14
- Chickasaw County14
- Hancock County13
- Kemper County13
- Union County13
- Benton County12
- Tunica County12
- Pearl River County12
- Stone County12
- Tishomingo County12
- Issaquena County12
- Tippah County12
- Harrison County11
- Alcorn County11
- Jackson County10
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.