Damaging Wind in Florida, May 23, 1997

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Property damage

$20,000

Crop damage

None recorded

Events

1

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 Tampa radar (KTBW), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:35 UTC.

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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.

• Flash Flooding in Texas, May 23, 1997$60,000 · 2 events
• Cold in West Virginia, May 23, 199718 events
• Cold in Ohio, May 23, 19979 events
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 19970.75 in hail · 4 events
• Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 23, 19971.75 in hail · 4 events
• Flash Flood and Hail in Mississippi, May 23, 19970.75 in hail · 2 events
• Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 23, 19970.75 in hail · 2 events
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 23, 1997$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
• Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 23, 19971 event
• Waterspout in Florida, May 23, 19971 event
• Funnel Cloud in Louisiana, May 23, 19971 event
• Lightning Strike in Florida, May 23, 1997$1,000 · 1 event

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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: 5610646.