Alabama, 1997Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Alabama, October 24, 1997
October 24, 1997 · NWS TAE · 3 events in 1 county or zone
2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.3 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Tornado, Dale
- When
- October 24, 10:00 AM CST to 10:05 AM CST
- Where
- Dale County, Clayhatchee
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 31.230, -85.750
A small F1 tornado destroyed a barn on Alabama Highway 92. A neighboring house sustained minor damage. Several trees were uprooted.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dale
- When
- October 24, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Dale County, Midland City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -85.500
Severe thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to several homes.
Tornado, Dale
- When
- October 24, 10:30 AM CST to 10:35 AM CST
- Where
- Dale County, Echo
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Coordinates
- 31.480, -85.470
F1 tornado struck a chicken farm at Alabama Highway 27 and Dale County Road 67. Six of eight chicken houses were destroyed. Approximately 25,000 chickens were killed.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- Blizzard in Colorado, October 24 to 25, 19975 deaths · 2 injured · $1.2 million · 9 events
- Blizzard in Colorado, October 24 to 26, 19972 deaths · $1.0 million · 6 events
- Blizzard in Colorado, October 24 to 25, 19972 deaths · 17 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, October 24, 19973 injured · $785,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Blizzard in Nebraska, October 24 to 25, 19973 injured · $150,000 · 8 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, October 24 to 25, 1997$200,000 · 26 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 24, 1997$250,000 · 1 event
- Blizzard in Wyoming, October 24 to 25, 1997$110,000 · 12 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 24, 1997$40,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 24, 1997$40,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and High Wind in New Mexico, October 24 to 26, 1997$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 24, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5622318, 5622319, 5622320.