Storm reports for November 30, 1997

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On November 30, 1997, 28 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Carroll County, TN.

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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $60,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (32 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Carroll County, TN (near Leach) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Several homes were damaged with one home having 17 windows in it broken.”
• Davidson County, TN (near Nashville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “NWS employee reported a billboard sign was blown down. The location was about 2 miles west of the Stones River on the north side of Interstate 40.”
• Madison County, AL (near Huntsville) · Hail 1.75″ · $8,000
  “Golf ball sized hail was reported at Carters Gin Road in the northwest part of the county.”
• Barrow County, GA (near Winder) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Three chicken houses were blown over by thunderstorm winds.”
• Lauderdale County, AL (near Threet) · Hail 0.75″ · $3,000
  “Dime sized hail was reported just north of Threet, near the Alabama/Tennessee state line on CR 157.”
• Limestone County, AL (near Capshaw) · Hail 0.75″ · $3,000
  “Hail covered the ground just west of Capshaw.”

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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