Satellite and NEXRAD Images from the March 1, 1997 Southern United States Tornado and Flood Outbreak (NOAA/NCDC)
Entry ID: NOAA_NCDC_TORNADOES

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Summary
Abstract: On March 1, 1997, a severe weather situation with tornadoes and very
heavy rainfall erupted along a nearly stationary front from Texas to
West Virginia. At mid-afternoon on Saturday, an outbreak of strong to
violent tornadoes in Arkansas, northern Mississippi, and western
Tennessee resulted in 27 deaths, including 25 in Arkansas. Several of
the tornadoes have been ... View entire text
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 42.0   S: 30.0   E: -77.0   W: -96.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA National Climatic Data Center
Dataset Title: Satellite and NEXRAD Images from the March 1, 1997 Southern United States Tornado and Flood Outbreak (NOAA/NCDC)
Dataset Publisher: NOAA
Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/marchflooding/marchflooding.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1997-02-28
Stop Date: 1997-03-03
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 176

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (301) 405-1297
Fax: (301) 314-9299
Email: sgoetz at geog.umd.edu
Contact Address:
University of Maryland
Dept of Geography
LeFrak Bldg
City: College Park
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20742
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1996-10-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-10-22

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