Hail, Brevard
- When
- October 2, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Port St John
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.470, -80.770
Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, October 2, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
- 3
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), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:25 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- October 2, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Mims
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.670, -80.830
Gusts to 81 mph was reported at Patrick AFB. Trees were blown down in Mims.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- October 2, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Titusville
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Power lines were blown down in Titusville.
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
- High Wind in Colorado, October 2, 1997
- High Wind in Colorado, October 2, 1997
- Tornado and Flooding in Arizona, October 2 to 22, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Utah, October 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, October 2, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, October 2, 1997
- Wildfire in Idaho, October 2 to 3, 1997
- Flood in Puerto Rico, October 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, October 2, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, October 2, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, October 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, October 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: 5617447, 5617448, 5617449.