Florida, 1997

Hail in Florida, May 26, 1997

May 26, 1997 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

reported by storm spotter.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.

reported by storm spotter.

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:34 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Palm Beach

When
May 26, 4:36 PM EST
Where
Palm Beach County, Indiantown/Central to Near Jupiter
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
27.020, -80.480

What these are

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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Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, May 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: 5598447.