Alabama, 1997Hail and Lightning Strike in Alabama, April 21, 1997
April 21, 1997 · NWS BMX · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
5 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $112,000
- Crop damage
- $9,000
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Hail, Lauderdale
- When
- April 21, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County, 8 mi W of Lexington
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 34.970, -87.500
Half dollar sized hail was covering the ground in Green Hill, in the northern part of the county.
Hail, Lauderdale
- When
- April 21, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County, Lexington
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 34.970, -87.370
Walnut sized hail was covering the ground in Lexington, in the northeast part of the county.
Hail, Colbert
- When
- April 21, 3:06 PM CST
- Where
- Colbert County, Tuscumbia
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 34.730, -87.700
Nickel sized hail was reported in Tuscumbia.
Hail, Marion
- When
- April 21, 5:58 PM CST to 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Bear Creek
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -87.700
Dime to quarter size hail was reported between Bear Creek and Hackleburg, in the northern part of the county.
Hail, Winston
- When
- April 21, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Winston County, 5 mi NE of Haleyville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 34.280, -87.550
Nickel size hail was reported at Forkville, in the northwest part of the county.
Lightning, Dekalb
- When
- April 21, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dekalb County, Ft Payne
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $85,000
- Coordinates
- 34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a hosiery mill and destroyed 15 knitting machines. One employee was injured trying to put out the fire.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flooding in North Dakota, April 21 to 24, 19971 injured · $20 million · 2 events
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, April 21, 19971 death · 1 event
- Flood in North Dakota, April 21 to 30, 1997$20 million · 1 event
- Flood in Minnesota, April 21 to 30, 1997$5.0 million · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, April 21 to 30, 1997$325,000 · 1.75 in hail · 35 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 21 to 22, 1997$15,000 · 4.5 in hail · 46 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 21, 1997$65,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 21, 1997$80,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 21, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 21, 1997$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 events
- High Surf in Hawaii, April 21 to 22, 19976 events
- Hail in South Carolina, April 21, 19972.25 in hail · 6 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5592713, 5592714, 5592715, 5592716, 5592717, 5592718.