Storm reports for January 24, 1997

On January 24, 1997, 158 hail, 59 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 9 states.

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158hail reports

59damaging-wind reports

20tornado reports

2.75″largest hail reported

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On January 24, 1997, 158 hail, 59 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Harrison County, MS. Tornadoes killed 1.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
AL	77	36	3	2.00″
TN	24	7	13	1.75″
MS	20	4	1	2.75″
GA	14	2	0	1.75″
SC	6	6	0	0.75″
KY	6	2	2	1.75″
FL	7	2	0	1.75″
LA	3	0	1	1.75″
NC	1	0	0	1.00″

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Biloxi, MS	48,144	2.75″
D'Iberville, MS	13,399	2.75″
Haleyville, AL	4,313	2.00″
Gulfport, MS	74,621	1.75″
Smyrna, TN	60,302	1.75″
La Vergne, TN	41,430	1.75″
Gadsden, AL	33,086	1.75″
Fairhope, AL	26,044	1.75″
Brandon, MS	25,870	1.75″
Oxford, AL	22,088	1.75″
Anniston, AL	21,127	1.75″
Hueytown, AL	16,185	1.75″
Nolensville, TN	15,809	1.75″
Fairfield, AL	9,524	1.75″
Pleasant Grove, AL	9,375	1.75″
Guntersville, AL	9,242	1.75″
Harahan, LA	8,819	1.75″
Robertsdale, AL	7,613	1.75″
Waveland, MS	7,043	1.75″
Midfield, AL	4,930	1.75″
Tuscaloosa, AL	114,288	1.50″
Northport, AL	31,492	1.50″
Arab, AL	8,918	1.50″
Red Bay, AL	3,171	1.50″
Vestavia Hills, AL	38,151	1.25″

Hail reports (158)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
22:55	2.75″	Harrison County, MS
20:05	2.00″	Marion County, AL
20:15	2.00″	Winston County, AL
20:50	2.00″	Winston County, AL
21:07	2.00″	Winston County, AL
23:23	2.00″	Mobile County, AL
18:30	1.75″	Jefferson Parish, LA
19:20	1.75″	Hancock County, MS
21:20	1.75″	Lewis County, TN
21:30	1.75″	Cullman County, AL
21:47	1.75″	Lee County, MS
22:25	1.75″	Williamson County, TN
22:32	1.75″	Lafayette County, MS
22:45	1.75″	Rutherford County, TN
22:50	1.75″	Green County, KY
23:00	1.75″	Marshall County, AL
23:10	1.75″	Harrison County, MS
23:40	1.75″	Green County, KY
00:00	1.75″	Baldwin County, AL
00:15	1.75″	Baldwin County, AL
00:50	1.75″	Baldwin County, AL
01:40	1.75″	Calhoun County, AL
02:43	1.75″	Rankin County, MS
03:07	1.75″	Jefferson County, AL
03:15	1.75″	Escambia County, FL
03:43	1.75″	Etowah County, AL
04:15	1.75″	Cherokee County, GA
21:30	1.50″	Tuscaloosa County, AL
22:20	1.50″	Marshall County, AL
00:13	1.50″	Franklin County, AL
22:53	1.25″	Jefferson County, AL
23:40	1.25″	Barren County, KY
23:50	1.25″	Metcalfe County, KY
18:20	1.00″	St. Charles Parish, LA
19:55	1.00″	Marion County, AL
20:25	1.00″	Marion County, AL
21:15	1.00″	Tuscaloosa County, AL
22:05	1.00″	Morgan County, AL
22:45	1.00″	Morgan County, AL
23:00	1.00″	Shelby County, AL
23:24	1.00″	Lee County, MS
23:30	1.00″	Lawrence County, AL
00:30	1.00″	Overton County, TN
02:30	1.00″	Cherokee County, NC
04:30	1.00″	Talladega County, AL
04:50	1.00″	Lumpkin County, GA
18:45	0.88″	Orleans Parish, LA
20:50	0.88″	Benton County, TN
23:30	0.88″	Smith County, TN
00:10	0.88″	Shelby County, AL
00:15	0.88″	Itawamba County, MS
00:53	0.88″	Walker County, AL
01:00	0.88″	Leake County, MS
01:43	0.88″	Neshoba County, MS
04:28	0.88″	Calhoun County, AL
14:30	0.75″	Crenshaw County, AL
14:45	0.75″	Pike County, AL
15:55	0.75″	Barbour County, AL
17:30	0.75″	Okaloosa County, FL
19:45	0.75″	Marion County, AL
20:22	0.75″	Decatur County, TN
20:35	0.75″	Winston County, AL
20:45	0.75″	Perry County, TN
20:52	0.75″	Stewart County, TN
21:05	0.75″	Humphreys County, TN
21:15	0.75″	Lexington County, SC
21:20	0.75″	Hickman County, TN
21:25	0.75″	Richland County, SC
21:25	0.75″	Perry County, TN
21:37	0.75″	Lauderdale County, AL
21:40	0.75″	Montgomery County, TN
21:45	0.75″	Calhoun County, SC
21:45	0.75″	Hickman County, TN
21:45	0.75″	Morgan County, AL
21:52	0.75″	Maury County, TN
22:00	0.75″	Maury County, TN
22:00	0.75″	Lauderdale County, AL
22:08	0.75″	Itawamba County, MS
22:10	0.75″	Sumter County, SC
22:10	0.75″	Maury County, TN
22:10	0.75″	Williamson County, TN
22:17	0.75″	Marion County, AL
22:20	0.75″	Tuscaloosa County, AL
22:23	0.75″	Jefferson County, AL
22:44	0.75″	Jefferson County, AL
22:48	0.75″	Fayette County, KY
22:49	0.75″	Marshall County, AL
22:50	0.75″	Union County, MS
23:00	0.75″	Yalobusha County, MS
23:08	0.75″	Morgan County, AL
23:10	0.75″	Mobile County, AL
23:15	0.75″	Jefferson County, AL
23:16	0.75″	Pontotoc County, MS
23:45	0.75″	DeKalb County, TN
23:45	0.75″	Jefferson County, AL
23:45	0.75″	Jefferson County, AL
23:45	0.75″	Jefferson County, AL
23:55	0.75″	Lamar County, AL
00:00	0.75″	Franklin County, TN
00:00	0.75″	Franklin County, TN
00:00	0.75″	Calhoun County, AL
00:05	0.75″	Talladega County, AL
00:05	0.75″	Fayette County, AL
00:11	0.75″	Lee County, MS
00:20	0.75″	Grundy County, TN
00:40	0.75″	Itawamba County, MS
00:40	0.75″	Putnam County, TN
00:50	0.75″	Jackson County, AL
00:53	0.75″	Morgan County, AL
00:55	0.75″	Escambia County, FL
01:00	0.75″	Mobile County, AL
01:00	0.75″	St. Clair County, AL
01:10	0.75″	Neshoba County, MS
01:14	0.75″	Morgan County, AL
01:17	0.75″	DeKalb County, AL
01:17	0.75″	DeKalb County, AL
01:20	0.75″	Blount County, AL
01:20	0.75″	Overton County, TN
01:25	0.75″	Santa Rosa County, FL
01:45	0.75″	Okaloosa County, FL
01:46	0.75″	Madison County, AL
01:56	0.75″	Noxubee County, MS
01:58	0.75″	Mobile County, AL
02:00	0.75″	Escambia County, FL
02:00	0.75″	Okaloosa County, FL
02:00	0.75″	Baldwin County, AL
02:03	0.75″	Baldwin County, AL
02:11	0.75″	Kemper County, MS
02:15	0.75″	Cobb County, GA
02:17	0.75″	Paulding County, GA
02:30	0.75″	Cherokee County, GA
02:45	0.75″	Baldwin County, AL
02:50	0.75″	Jefferson County, AL
03:04	0.75″	Tuscaloosa County, AL
03:05	0.75″	Leslie County, KY
03:05	0.75″	Mobile County, AL
03:15	0.75″	Scott County, MS
03:30	0.75″	Floyd County, GA
03:30	0.75″	Mobile County, AL
03:47	0.75″	Jefferson County, AL
03:50	0.75″	St. Clair County, AL
03:54	0.75″	Shelby County, AL
04:00	0.75″	Baldwin County, AL
04:15	0.75″	Shelby County, AL
04:21	0.75″	Calhoun County, AL
04:30	0.75″	Bibb County, AL
04:30	0.75″	Calhoun County, AL
04:31	0.75″	Laurens County, SC
04:35	0.75″	Talladega County, AL
04:47	0.75″	Dawson County, GA
05:14	0.75″	Haralson County, GA
05:20	0.75″	White County, GA
05:35	0.75″	Cobb County, GA
05:35	0.75″	Fulton County, GA
05:35	0.75″	Douglas County, GA
05:40	0.75″	Carroll County, GA
05:45	0.75″	Paulding County, GA
07:25	0.75″	Chester County, SC

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $17.8 million in property damage, $73,000 in crop damage, 44 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (252 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Deaths	Property damage
Tuscaloosa County, AL	5	10	1	$5 million
Rutherford County, TN	2	18	0	$5.2 million
Smith County, TN	1	6	0	$1 million
Bedford County, TN	1	3	0	$250,000
Barren County, KY	1	2	0	$1.8 million
Cannon County, TN	1	2	0	$150,000
DeKalb County, TN	2	1	0	$255,000
Jefferson Parish, LA	1	1	0	$160,000
Baldwin County, AL	2	1	0	$17,000
Wilson County, TN	2	0	0	$2 million
Jackson County, TN	2	0	0	$501,000
Lincoln County, TN	1	0	0	$250,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Rutherford County, TN (near Murfreesboro) · Tornado F4 · $4.7 million · 18 injuries
“This was one of those extraordinary cases where the National Weather Service had a 41 minute lead time on a tornado warning . The F4 tornado struck the Southridge Subdivision, near Barfield, TN, at 503 PM. The tornado caused 18 injuries and 4.7 million dollars in property damages.”
Jackson County, TN (near Mt Union) · Tornado F2 · $500,000
“The tornado destroyed 4 homes and damaged 6 others. It also destroyed 6 mobile homes and damaged 2 others. Numerous barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Most of the damage occurred on Mayberry School Road and Dodson Branch Road. The tornado path length and width are approximations.”
Overton County, TN (near Livingston) · Hail 1.00″
“Sheriff's office reported quarter size hail.”
Baldwin County, AL (near Orange Beach) · Hail 0.75″
“Dime size hail was reported around Orange Beach.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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