Florida, 1997Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, October 24, 1997
October 24, 1997 · NWS TAE · 5 events in 3 counties and zones
4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $785,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Tornado, Bay
- When
- October 24, 6:00 AM CST to 6:20 AM CST
- Where
- Bay County, Panama City Beach
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $350,000
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -85.800
Waterspout moved ashore. Extensive roof damage to beach front hotel, sewage treatment plant, middle school and convenient store. One minor injury sustained from flying debris.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bay
- When
- October 24, 9:35 AM CST
- Where
- Bay County, Panama City Beach
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -85.800
Severe thunderstorm winds downed power lines at residence on Albatross Lane.
Tornado, Calhoun
- When
- October 24, 11:35 AM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Kinard
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 30.270, -85.250
Small F1 tornado destroyed storage sheds, mobile home and pickup truck along Florida Highway 73. One 24" diameter tree uprooted.
Tornado, Bay
- When
- October 24, 11:45 AM CST to 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Bay County, Calloway
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 30.150, -85.180
F1 tornado touched down on Florida Highway 22. A bread truck was lifted 15-20 feet into the air and thrown 100 feet into wooded area (driver seriously injured). A semitractor fuel tanker was overturned (driver sutained minor injuries).
Tornado, Gadsden
- When
- October 24, 1:40 PM EST to 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Gadsden County, Midway
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 30.500, -84.450
Four F1 tornado touchdowns. Numerous 12-24" diameter trees uprooted on Gadsden County Road 159. Considerable debris on Florida Highway 27 five miles NE of Midway. Power outages in Midway.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- Blizzard in Colorado, October 24 to 25, 19975 deaths · 2 injured · $1.2 million · 9 events
- Blizzard in Colorado, October 24 to 26, 19972 deaths · $1.0 million · 6 events
- Blizzard in Colorado, October 24 to 25, 19972 deaths · 17 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Alabama, October 24, 1997$1.3 million · F1 · 3 events
- Blizzard in Nebraska, October 24 to 25, 19973 injured · $150,000 · 8 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, October 24 to 25, 1997$200,000 · 26 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 24, 1997$250,000 · 1 event
- Blizzard in Wyoming, October 24 to 25, 1997$110,000 · 12 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 24, 1997$40,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 24, 1997$40,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and High Wind in New Mexico, October 24 to 26, 1997$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 24, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
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: 5622325, 5622324, 5622323, 5622322, 5622321.