Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, March 1997
118 severe thunderstorm warnings in March 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 March 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 118
- Busiest day
- March 29, 199738 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 6:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 6:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 6:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 6:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 31 min |
| Feb 28, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 12:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 12:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 54 min |
| Mar 1, 2:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 3:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Sumner | 28 min |
| Mar 1, 4:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson | 61 min |
| Mar 1, 4:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Decatur | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 5:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 6:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Perry | 65 min |
| Mar 1, 9:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henry | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 3:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Haywood | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 3:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 7:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer | 44 min |
| Mar 1, 7:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Weakley | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 8:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 9:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Haywood | 45 min |
| Mar 1, 9:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 9:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys | 45 min |
| Mar 1, 9:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Robertson | 51 min |
| Mar 1, 10:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Decatur | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 10:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner | 67 min |
| Mar 1, 10:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 10:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 53 min |
| Mar 1, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 11:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Humphreys, Perry | 51 min |
| Mar 1, 11:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 11:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman | 43 min |
| Mar 2, 12:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Perry | 48 min |
| Mar 2, 12:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, McNairy | 34 min |
| Mar 3, 5:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe, Polk | 60 min |
| Mar 3, 5:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Monroe | 56 min |
| Mar 3, 6:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Jefferson, Knox | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 6:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamblen | 26 min |
| Mar 3, 6:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Knox | 35 min |
| Mar 5, 3:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 56 min |
| Mar 5, 3:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton, Decatur | 67 min |
| Mar 5, 4:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 68 min |
| Mar 5, 5:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Robertson | 59 min |
| Mar 5, 5:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson | 59 min |
| Mar 5, 5:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Wilson | 66 min |
| Mar 5, 7:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 57 min |
| Mar 5, 7:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Wilson | 62 min |
| Mar 5, 7:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Fentress | 52 min |
| Mar 5, 7:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 66 min |
| Mar 5, 7:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Smith | 36 min |
| Mar 5, 8:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb | 37 min |
| Mar 5, 8:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Overton, Putnam | 32 min |
| Mar 5, 8:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cumberland, Fentress | 66 min |
| Mar 5, 8:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Morgan | 61 min |
| Mar 5, 9:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 56 min |
| Mar 5, 9:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Campbell | 69 min |
| Mar 5, 9:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Union | 58 min |
| Mar 5, 10:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hancock | 55 min |
| Mar 5, 10:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Union | 46 min |
| Mar 5, 1:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Rhea, Roane | 35 min |
| Mar 5, 1:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Knox, Loudon | 39 min |
| Mar 5, 1:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 36 min |
| Mar 5, 2:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene | 61 min |
| Mar 5, 3:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter | 51 min |
| Mar 25, 3:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 43 min |
| Mar 25, 3:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton | 69 min |
| Mar 25, 7:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Overton, Putnam | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 8:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 2:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 32 min |
| Mar 28, 3:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Weakley | 17 min |
| Mar 28, 3:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wayne | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 4:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 5:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Gibson | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 5:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 5:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Gibson | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 5:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 5:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 5:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Williamson | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 5:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 6:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Madison | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 6:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 6:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henry | 32 min |
| Mar 28, 6:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Benton | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 6:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Decatur | 56 min |
| Mar 28, 6:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, McNairy | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 6:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Perry | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 7:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lewis | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 7:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 7:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 7:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Maury | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 7:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | McNairy | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 8:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Sumner, Wilson | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 8:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 8:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Williamson | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 8:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Trousdale | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 8:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 8:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Smith | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 9:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Marshall | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 9:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Wilson | 37 min |
| Mar 28, 9:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Sumner | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 9:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford | 27 min |
| Mar 28, 10:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Putnam | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 10:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Fentress | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 10:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 10:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Morgan | 21 min |
| Mar 28, 10:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Morgan | 32 min |
| Mar 28, 11:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Marion | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 11:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Knox | 53 min |
| Mar 28, 11:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn, Monroe | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 11:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Campbell | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 11:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamblen, Jefferson | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 11:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 63 min |
| Mar 29, 12:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Meigs, Rhea | 25 min |
| Mar 29, 12:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn | 33 min |
| Mar 29, 12:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Polk | 48 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Benton County6
- Sumner County5
- Humphreys County5
- Fayette County4
- Davidson County4
- Dickson County4
- Decatur County4
- Robertson County4
- Perry County4
- Chester County4
- Hardeman County4
- McNairy County4
- Knox County4
- Wilson County4
- Scott County4
- Hardin County3
- Stewart County3
- Cheatham County3
- Hickman County3
- Monroe County3
- Williamson County3
- Rutherford County3
- Fentress County3
- Putnam County3
- Morgan County3
- Crockett County2
- Tipton County2
- Wayne County2
- Henry County2
- Haywood County2
- Weakley County2
- Houston County2
- Polk County2
- Blount County2
- Jefferson County2
- Hamblen County2
- Smith County2
- Overton County2
- Campbell County2
- Claiborne County2
31 more counties
- Union County2
- Rhea County2
- Gibson County2
- Carroll County2
- McMinn County2
- Lauderdale County1
- Dyer County1
- Shelby County1
- Montgomery County1
- DeKalb County1
- Cumberland County1
- Hancock County1
- Roane County1
- Loudon County1
- Sevier County1
- Cocke County1
- Greene County1
- Carter County1
- Madison County1
- Lewis County1
- Maury County1
- Macon County1
- Trousdale County1
- Lawrence County1
- Giles County1
- Marshall County1
- Bedford County1
- Anderson County1
- Marion County1
- Hamilton County1
- Meigs 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.