Storm reports for November 1, 1997

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On November 1, 1997, 86 hail, 35 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Muscogee County, GA.

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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (86)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $14.5 million in property damage and 32 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (128 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lowndes County, GA (near Valdosta) · Tornado F1 · $350,000
  “F1 tornado skipped across U.S. Highway 84 in the Rocky Ford Road/Troupville Highway area just west of Valdosta. Two rugged steel radio towers (300 and 500 feet tall) lifted off ground and destroyed two miles west of Interstate 75. Numerous trees and power poles snapped.”
• Muscogee County, GA (near Columbus) · Hail 3.00″ · $25,000
  “Hail up to teacup size, shaped in a discus, was reported in Columbus. There were numerous reports of cars being damaged and store windows being knocked out because of the hail.”
• Russell County, AL (near Seale) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Trees were down and blocking the intersection of CR 18 and CR 39, in the eastern part of the county.”
• Calhoun County, AL (near Oxford) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were reported down in Calhoun County. A tree fell on a house in Oxford.”
• Lee County, AL (near Opelika) · Hail 1.75″ · $8,000
  “Golf ball size hail was reported just south of Opelika.”
• Perry County, AL (near Marion) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $6,000
  “Thunderstorm wind snapped trees north of Marion. There were also reports of structural damage north of Marion.”

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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