Florida, 1997Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Florida, April 22 to 25, 1997
April 22 to 25, 1997 · NWS MOB · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
3 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $24,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia
- When
- April 22, 11:45 PM CST to 11:46 PM CST
- Where
- Escambia County, Pensacola
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 30.420, -87.220
Several large limbs were blown down in the coastal sections of downtown Pensacola.
Lightning, Santa Rosa
- When
- April 23, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Santa Rosa County, Navarre
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 30.693, -87.018 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck two different homes in the Navarre area. Both homes suffered minimal damage .
Lightning, Okaloosa
- When
- April 23, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Okaloosa County, Destin
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 30.665, -86.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a home in Destin. The resulting fire caused twenty thousand dollars in damage.
Lightning, Santa Rosa
- When
- April 25, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Santa Rosa County, Midway
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 30.693, -87.018 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A freak lightning strike burned the plastic skirting around a mobile home in Midway (near Navarre). Evidently the strike hit near the mobile home and caused the skirting to burn. No other damage was done to the home.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Alabama, April 22, 199710 injured · $2.2 million · F2 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 22, 1997$10 million · 100 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Georgia, April 22, 19976 injured · $900,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 22, 1997$2.8 million · 80 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 22, 1997$2.1 million · 61 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 22, 1997$276,000 · 1.75 in hail · 29 events
- Tornado in Georgia, April 22, 1997$110,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail in Louisiana, April 22, 1997$250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 22, 1997$250,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 22, 1997$150,000 · 71 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornado in South Carolina, April 22, 1997$31,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, April 22, 19971 injured · $20,000 · F1 · 2 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: 5593119, 5593120, 5593121, 5593122.