Hail, Choctaw
- When
- April 22, 4:00 PM CST to 4:01 PM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County, Barrytown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -88.250
Quarter size hail fell in and around Barrytown.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 22, 1997
4 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Choctaw
- When
- April 22, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County, Barrytown
- Coordinates
- 32.020, -88.263 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A funnel cloud was reported near Barrytown. The funnel never touched down and no damage was found in the area.
Hail, Choctaw
- When
- April 22, 4:19 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County, 5 mi S of Butler
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.020, -88.220
Dime size hail was reported five miles south of Butler.
Hail, Clarke
- When
- April 22, 4:45 PM CST to 4:46 PM CST
- Where
- Clarke County, Thomasville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -87.730
Hail again fell around the city of Thomasville. This time the hail was as big as quarters.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilcox
- When
- April 22, 5:15 PM CST to 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Wilcox County, Pine Hill to Yellow Bluff
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 31.980, -87.580
Several trees were blown down along State Highway 10 between Pine Hill and Yellow Bluff.
Hail, Wilcox
- When
- April 22, 5:15 PM CST to 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Wilcox County, Pine Hill to Yellow Bluff
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.980, -87.580
Golfball size hail was reported along State Highway 10 between Pine Hill and Yellow Bluff. This same area also experienced high winds.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in South Carolina, April 22, 1997
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More
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Sources
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: 5593012, 5593013, 5593014, 5593000, 5593001, 5593002.