Hail, Orange
- When
- June 2, 9:15 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Orlando
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.550, -81.370
Quarter size hail fell in the University Park area of Orlando.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 2, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 waterspout, 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
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:15 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- June 2, 12:03 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Cocoa Beach
- Coordinates
- 28.320, -80.600
A porch and garage door were damaged and light poles at a stadium were bent by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola
- When
- June 2, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, Holopaw
- Coordinates
- 28.130, -81.070
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged two mobile homes and bent a flagpole.
Waterspout, Indian River
- When
- June 2, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Indian River County, 1 mi E of Vero Beach
- Coordinates
- 27.696, -80.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout was sighted 1 mile east of Vero Beach.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, June 2 to 4, 1997
- Flash Flood and Flood in South Dakota, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 2, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 2 to 4, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 2, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 2 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 2, 1997
- Flood and Hail in Colorado, June 2 to 6, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 2 to 4, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, 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: 5617000, 5617001, 5617002, 5617003.