1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A funnel cloud was sighted by numerous witnesses over western Vanderburgh County. Air traffic control personnel at the Evansville Airport tower reportedly saw the funnel cloud drop below the tree line. Videotape was taken of the funnel cloud briefly touching down. The weak tornado apparently caused no damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Indiana, 1997Warnings in Indiana, August 1997
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5614805.