Storm reports for November 6, 1997

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On November 6, 1997, 4 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Baldwin County, AL.

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 (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (4 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Baldwin County, AL (near Seminole) · Hail 1.75″ · $2,000
  “Golfball size hail fell along U S Highway 90 near the community of Seminole. Several cars suffered damage from dents and cracked windshields as a result of the hail.”
• Escambia County, FL (near Pine Forrest) · Hail 1.75″ · $1,000
  “Golfball size hail continued to fall along U S Highway 90 from the storm that dropped hail in the Seminole Alabama community. Hail fell from the Alabama and Florida state line east along Highway 90 to I-10. A couple of vehicles had their windshields cracked by the large hail.”
• Henry County, GA (near Locust Grove) · Hail 1.00″
  “An isolated severe thunderstorm produced dime to quarter size hail from just north of Locust Grove to McDonough. The public reported enough hail to cover the road on I-75 near Locust Grove.”
• Marion County, GA (near Buena Vista) · Hail 0.75″
  “A police dispatcher reported dime size hail at her home.”

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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