Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua
- When
- April 23, 7:43 AM EST
- Where
- Alachua County, Gainesville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -82.320
Large limbs and large trees were blown down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 23, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua
- When
- April 23, 7:49 AM EST
- Where
- Alachua County, Archer to 5 mi of Archer
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 29.530, -82.450
Large limbs blocked roads.
Hail, Alachua
- When
- April 23, 7:49 AM EST
- Where
- Alachua County, 5 mi E of Archer
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.530, -82.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua
- When
- April 23, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alachua County, Gainesville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -82.320
Large limbs and debris block roadways.
Hail, Alachua
- When
- April 23, 10:40 AM EST
- Where
- Alachua County, Gainesville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -82.320
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.
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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: 5598551, 5598552, 5598555, 5598553, 5598554.