Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa
- When
- June 16, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Tallapoosa County, 5 mi S of Alexander City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 32.880, -85.970
Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 16, 1997
Campers were damaged in Wind Creek State Park and quarter sized hail was reported near Smith Mountain on Lake Martin.
Where it happened
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Campers were damaged in Wind Creek State Park and quarter sized hail was reported near Smith Mountain on Lake Martin.
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:39 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Tallapoosa
- When
- June 16, 6:43 PM CST
- Where
- Tallapoosa County, 5 mi W of Dadeville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.830, -85.830
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, June 16 to 17, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, June 16, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 16, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 16 to 17, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 16, 1997
- Tornado in Alabama, June 16, 1997
- High Wind in New Mexico, June 16, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997
More
Every storm in Alabama in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, June 1997
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: 5605416, 5605417.