Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, August 1997
108 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 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 August 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 108
- Busiest day
- August 18, 199714 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Oldham | 55 min |
| Aug 4, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Taylor | 50 min |
| Aug 6, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan, Taylor | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco | 60 min |
| Aug 7, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Burleson | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Menard | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | San Saba | 48 min |
| Aug 9, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Mason | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Oldham | 66 min |
| Aug 10, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 50 min |
| Aug 10, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 49 min |
| Aug 10, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 52 min |
| Aug 10, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Dickens | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Swisher | 50 min |
| Aug 10, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Taylor | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cottle | 47 min |
| Aug 10, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Jones | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell | 50 min |
| Aug 10, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell, Throckmorton | 64 min |
| Aug 12, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 64 min |
| Aug 13, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 60 min |
| Aug 13, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 67 min |
| Aug 15, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 64 min |
| Aug 15, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 65 min |
| Aug 15, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Upton | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Knox | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Nolan | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Wichita | 64 min |
| Aug 17, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Wichita | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Clay | 65 min |
| Aug 17, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer, Wichita | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Wilbarger | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Knox | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Archer | 46 min |
| Aug 17, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Knox | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Baylor, Knox | 60 min |
| Aug 18, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 31 min |
| Aug 18, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Donley, Gray | 60 min |
| Aug 18, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Lubbock | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 31 min |
| Aug 18, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos | 49 min |
| Aug 18, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 33 min |
| Aug 18, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 33 min |
| Aug 18, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 31 min |
| Aug 18, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 49 min |
| Aug 19, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Martin | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Hardeman | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Foard, Knox | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coke, Tom Green | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Irion | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lamar | 56 min |
| Aug 20, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Jones | 45 min |
| Aug 20, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 66 min |
| Aug 20, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 64 min |
| Aug 20, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 58 min |
| Aug 20, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 64 min |
| Aug 20, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison | 56 min |
| Aug 21, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | McCulloch | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 62 min |
| Aug 21, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee | 57 min |
| Aug 21, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Nolan | 32 min |
| Aug 21, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 50 min |
| Aug 21, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Burleson | 67 min |
| Aug 22, 10:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie | 59 min |
| Aug 22, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Marion | 56 min |
| Aug 22, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison | 31 min |
| Aug 22, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Panola | 33 min |
| Aug 22, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Shelby | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches | 34 min |
| Aug 22, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Sabine | 51 min |
| Aug 22, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Tom Green | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Newton | 64 min |
| Aug 22, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 67 min |
| Aug 22, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Chambers | 69 min |
| Aug 22, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Runnels | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Taylor | 31 min |
| Aug 22, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coleman | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Runnels | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coleman | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 47 min |
| Aug 22, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Angelina | 33 min |
| Aug 22, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coleman | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coleman | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Mitchell | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 47 min |
| Aug 23, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 63 min |
| Aug 23, 2:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 63 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Midland County8
- Howard County5
- Knox County5
- Taylor County4
- Wichita County4
- Foard County4
- Archer County4
- Coleman County4
- Harrison County3
- Montgomery County3
- Oldham County2
- Burleson County2
- Ector County2
- Jones County2
- Haskell County2
- Collin County2
- Pecos County2
- Nolan County2
- Clay County2
- Gray County2
- Tom Green County2
- Marion County2
- Jefferson County2
- Runnels County2
- Carson County1
- El Paso County1
- Callahan County1
- Blanco County1
- Atascosa County1
- Menard County1
- San Saba County1
- Mason County1
- Borden County1
- Dickens County1
- Castro County1
- Swisher County1
- Cottle County1
- Throckmorton County1
- Crockett County1
- Terrell County1
33 more counties
- Upton County1
- Hemphill County1
- Wilbarger County1
- Young County1
- Baylor County1
- Gaines County1
- Donley County1
- Lubbock County1
- Crane County1
- Glasscock County1
- Martin County1
- Hardeman County1
- Coke County1
- Irion County1
- Jack County1
- Lamar County1
- Fannin County1
- Denton County1
- Hunt County1
- Gregg County1
- McCulloch County1
- Cherokee County1
- Bowie County1
- Cass County1
- Panola County1
- Shelby County1
- Nacogdoches County1
- Sabine County1
- Newton County1
- Chambers County1
- Dawson County1
- Angelina County1
- Mitchell 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. Rebuilt daily.