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1997 Tornado Fatality Information

Albany KY Tuscaloosa AL Booneville AR Sherman MS Arkadelphia AR Denmark AR Benton AR Chic TN Mabelvale AR Jacksonport AR Fontaine AR Bonnieville KY Summer Shade KY Kalgary TX Chickamauga GA Jarrell TX Lakeway TX Clio MI Holly MI Greene ND Gaston SC Nordmont PA Lastrup MN
All times are CST.
Num Date Time Location Deaths F Watch
January     Killer Tornadoes: 2     Fatalities: 2
01 Jan 4 10:55 PM Albany KY 1 F1
Brief touchdown.
 
02 Jan 24 05:00 PM Tuscaloosa AL 1 F2 WT0029
Path from 5S to 8ENE Tuscaloosa. 10 mile path.
February     Killer Tornadoes: 1     Fatalities: 1
03 Feb 21 07:58 PM Booneville AR 1 F1 WT0051
Path from 5w Booneville to 5wnw Booneville. 5 mile path.
March     Killer Tornadoes: 10     Fatalities: 29
04 Mar 1 01:00 AM Sherman MS 1 F1 WT0074
Two homes and two mobile homes destroyed. Path from 25w Robbs to 2w Sherman. 15 mile path.
 
05 Mar 1 02:19 PM Arkadelphia AR 6 F4 WT0075
27 mile path from 7s Okolona to 4ne Arkadelphia.
 
06 Mar 1 03:25 PM Denmark AR 2 F2 WT0075
Tree fell on people taking cover in ditch. 9 mile path.
 
07 Mar 1 03:25 PM Benton AR 10 F4 WT0075
 
08 Mar 1 07:00 PM Chic TN 1 F4 WT0075
 
09 Mar 1 09:40 PM Mabelvale AR 5 F4 WT0075
 
10 Mar 1 09:41 PM Jacksonport AR 1 F2 WT0075
 
11 Mar 1 10:45 PM Fontaine AR 1 F3 WT0075
 
12 Mar 29 12:04 AM Bonnieville KY 1 F3
 
13 Mar 29 01:15 AM Summer Shade KY 1 F2
April     Killer Tornadoes: 1     Fatalities: 1
14 Apr 11 02:34 AM Kalgary TX 1 F1
May     Killer Tornadoes: 3     Fatalities: 29
15 May 2 11:40 PM Chickamauga GA 1 F1
 
16 May 27 08:40 PM Jarrell TX 27 F5
 
17 May 27 09:49 PM Lakeway TX 1 F4
July     Killer Tornadoes: 4     Fatalities: 4
18 Jul 2 08:45 PM Clio MI 1 F3
 
19 Jul 2 09:31 PM Holly MI 1 F1
 
20 Jul 24 12:25 AM Greene ND 1 F2
 
21 Jul 24 03:52 AM Gaston SC 1 F2
August     Killer Tornadoes: 1     Fatalities: 1
22 Aug 16 07:10 PM Nordmont PA 1 F1
September     Killer Tornadoes: 1     Fatalities: 1
23 Sep 18 11:15 PM Lastrup MN 1 F3

StateKiller TorFatalities
TX 3 29
AR 7 26
KY 3 3
MI 2 2
TN 1 1
AL 1 1
GA 1 1
MS 1 1
ND 1 1
SC 1 1
PA 1 1
MN 1 1
TOTAL 23 68
F ScaleKiller TorFatalities
F0 0 0
F1 7 7
F2 6 7
F3 4 4
F4 5 23
F5 1 27
F? 0 0
TOTAL 23 68
CircumstanceFatalities
Mobile Home 16
Permanent Home 38
Vehicle 3
Business 3
Outside/Open 8
TOTAL 68


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