Hail, Holmes
- When
- November 1, 3:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Holmes County, Bonifay
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.800, -85.670
Storm spotters observed dime size hail in Bonifay.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, November 1, 1997
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jackson
- When
- November 1, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Marianna
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.780, -85.230
Storm spotters and Jackson County Sheriff reported dime size hail in Marianna.
Hail, Washington
- When
- November 1, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Vernon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.630, -85.720
Dime size hail reported in central Washington County near Vernon.
Hail, Washington
- When
- November 1, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Chipley
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.780, -85.530
Washington County Sheriff observed nickel size hail in Chipley.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gadsden
- When
- November 1, 9:25 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Gadsden County, Juniper
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.550, -84.750
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and some power lines near the Liberty-Gadsden county line.
Hail, Leon
- When
- November 1, 10:00 PM EST to 10:10 PM EST
- Where
- Leon County, Tallahassee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.450, -84.280
Dime size hail observed in southeastern Leon County at the Florida Warning Point headquarters. Street flooding reported in west and central portions of Tallahassee.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in Nebraska, November 1, 1997
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Massachusetts, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in New York, November 1, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, November 1 to 30, 1997
- High Wind in Vermont, November 1 to 2, 1997
- Hail in Mississippi, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in Vermont, November 1, 1997
- Hail in Georgia, November 1, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, November 1, 1997
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in Maine, November 1 to 2, 1997
More
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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: 5620215, 5620216, 5620217, 5620295, 5620296, 5620297.