Tornado Alley
Significant Tornadoes of 1997
Tornado
Alley
Significant Tornadoes of 1997
|
Date/Time |
County/State |
Intensity | PL | PW | Inj. | Fat. |
| January 24 5:00pm CST |
Tuscaloosa
AL 5 S Tuscaloosa - 8 E-NE Tuscaloosa |
F3* | 10 | 200y | 10 | 1 |
| January
24 5:00pm CST |
Rutherford
TN 6 SW Murfreesboro - 5 NE Barfield |
F4 | 7 | 300y | 18 | 0 |
| March
1 2:35am CST |
Calhoun/Lafayette/Pontotoc/Union
MS 3 SW Banner - 3 NW Graham |
F3 | 50 | 400y | 17 | 0 |
| March
1 2:07pm CST |
Hempstead/Nevada/Clark/Hot
Spring AR 2 N Hope - 7 E Malvern |
F4 | 69 | 800y | 100 | 6 |
| March
1 2:37pm CST |
Lonoke/White
AR 6 NW Cabot - 3 S Center Hill |
F3 | 16 | 100y | 0 | 0 |
| March
1 2:39pm CST |
White
AR 5 SE El Paso - 3 SW Center Hill |
F3 | 13 | 100y | 5 | 0 |
| March
1 3:23pm CST |
White/Jackson/Independence/Lawrence Craighead/Greene AR 4 W-SW Velvet Ridge - 2 NE Marmaduke |
F3 | 69 | 200y | 9 | 3 |
| March
1 3:25pm CST |
Saline/Pulaski
AR 5 SE Benton - 3 E-NE Little Rock |
F4 | 25 | 1500y | 380 | 16 |
| March
1 4:54pm CST |
Woodruff/Cross/Poinsett
AR 2 W Patterson - 3 SW Fisher |
F3 | 16 | 400y | 0 | 0 |
| March
1 6:20pm CST |
Mississippi
AR & Dyer/Gibson TN 1 N Lennie AR - 2 E-SE Rutherford TN |
F4 | 45 | 200y | 15 | 1 |
| March
28 7:04pm CST |
Hart/Larue
KY Near Bonnieville - Magnolia |
F3 | 11 | 1200y | 14 | 1 |
| March
28 8:35pm CST |
Adair
KY Cane Valley - Pellyton |
F3 | 10 | 500y | 7 | 0 |
| March
29 1:10am EST |
Hamilton/Bradley
TN Tiftonia - 3 SW Cleveland |
F3 | 12 | 200y | 94 | 0 |
| May
2 6:30pm CDT |
Holmes MS 1 S Tchula - 2 E-SE Emory |
F3 | 20 | 200y | 0 | 0 |
| May
25 8:35pm CDT |
Sumner
KS 2 S Perth - 8 E Perth |
F3* | 8 | 1200y | 0 | 0 |
| May
26 8:29pm CDT |
Pittsburg
OK 6 W Indianola - 2 SW Indianola |
F3 | 5 | 400y | 1 | 0 |
| May
27 1:46pm CDT |
McLennan
TX 1 E Moody - 7 NW Troy |
F3 | 4 | 150y | 0 | 0 |
| May
27 2:27pm CDT |
Bell
TX 7 N Belton - 6 NW Belton |
F3 | 2 | 300y | 0 | 0 |
| May
27 3:40pm CDT |
Williamson
TX W. Jarrell - 5 SW Jarrell |
F5 | 5 | 700y | 12 | 27 |
| May
27 4:05pm CDT |
Williamson/Travis
TX 4 N Cedar Park - 3 W Jonestown |
F3 | 9 | 200y | 15 | 0 |
| May
27 4:50pm CDT |
Travis
TX 1 W Lakeway - 5 S Lakeway |
F4 | 6 | 400y | 5 | 1 |
| June
11 6:40pm CDT |
Wheeler
TX 4 SE Kellerville - 2 W-NW Lela |
F3 | 9 | 600y | 13 | 0 |
| July
1 6:43pm CDT |
Wright
MN 5 NE Howard Lake - 2 SW Buffalo |
F3 | 5 | 800y | 0 | 0 |
| July
2 4:30pm EDT |
Genesee
MI 1 S Clio - 1 SE Clio |
F3 | 2 | 1000y | 0 | 0 |
| July
2 4:45pm EDT |
Genesee MI 5 E Clio - 5 E-SE Clio |
F3 | 2 | 1500y | 1 | 1 |
| July
2 8:30pm EDT |
Clermont
OH 2 E Moscow - 2 SE Felicity |
F3 | 12 | 500y | 0 | 0 |
| September
18 6:43pm CDT |
Mille
Lacs/Morrison MN 1 NE Lastrop - Onamia |
F3 | 17 | 800y | 1 | 1 |
| Nov.
2 12:45am EST |
Volusia
FL New Myrna Beach City Limits |
F3 | 3 | 400y | 32 | 0 |
| Nov.
21 7:40pm CDT |
Mobile
AL Saraland City Limits |
F3 | 1 | 300y | 0 | 0 |
Towns/Cities Directly Impacted By F3-F5
Tornadoes
| Date | City/Town | County/State | Intensity | Fatalities |
| Jan. 24 | Murfreesboro (S) | Rutherford TN | F4 | 0 |
| Jan. 24 | Barfield | Rutherford TN | F4 | 0 |
| March 1 | Martintown | Union MS | F3 | 0 |
| March 1 | Arkadelphia | Clark AR | F4 | 5 |
| March 1 | Donaldson | Hot Spring AR | F4 | 0 |
| March 1 | Jacksonport | Jackson AR | F3 | 0 |
| March 1 | Marmaduke | Greene AR | F3 | 0 |
| March 1 | Sardis | Saline AR | F4 | 0 |
| March 1 | Vimy Ridge | Saline AR | F4 | 0 |
| March 1 | Shannon Hills | Saline AR | F4 | 11 |
| March 1 | College Station | Pulaski AR | F4 | 4 |
| March 1 | Little Rock | Pulaski AR | F4 | 1 |
| March 1 | Hickory Ridge | Cross AR | F3 | 0 |
| March 1 | Finley | Dyer TN | F4 | 1 |
| March 28 | Bonnieville | Hart KY | F3 | 0 |
| March 28 | Hammonville | Hart KY | F3 | 0 |
| March 28 | Magnolia | Larue KY | F3 | 0 |
| March 28 | Cane Valley | Adair KY | F3 | 0 |
| March 28 | Pellyton | Adair KY | F3 | 0 |
| March 29 | Tiftonia | Hamilton TN | F3 | 0 |
| March 29 | Chattanooga | Hamilton TN | F3 | 0 |
| March 29 | East Brainerd | Bradley TN | F3 | 0 |
| May 27 | Jarrell (W) | Williamson TX | F5 | 27 |
| May 27 | Cedar Park | Williamson TX | F3 | 0 |
| Sept. 18 | Onamia | Morrison MN | F3 | 0 |
| Nov. 2 | New Smyrna Beach | Volusia FL | F3 | 0 |
| Nov. 21 | Saraland | Mobile AL | F3 | 0 |
Top 5 Most Violent Tornadoes - 1997
| Date | Tornado "Name" | Intensity | PL | PW | |
| 1) May 27 | Jarrell TX | F5 | 5 | 700y | 12 inj. 27 fat. |
| 2) March 1 | Shannon Hills - Little Rock AR | F4 | 25 | 1500y | 380 inj. 16 fat. |
| 3) March 1 | Arkadelphia AR | F4 | 69 | 800y | 100 inj. 6 fat. |
| 4) Jan. 24 | Murfreesboro - Barfield TN | F4 | 7 | 300y | 18 inj. 0 fat. |
| 5) May 27 | Lakeway TX | F4 | 6 | 400y | 5 inj. 1 fat. |
Strong/Violent
Tornadoes By State - 1997
| State | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| Arkansas* | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Texas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Tennessee* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 Total | 23 | 5 | 1 | 29 |
State Border Crossing Tornadoes: 1 (March 1st - Arkansas/Tennessee F4*)
1997 SPC Killer Tornado Map and Statistics
Past Tornado
Information Links:
NCDC Storm Data Information
Tornado Project (Tom Grazulis)
Storm News (Sam Barricklow)