Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, November 1, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, November 1, 1997
Start: 1997-11-01T09:54
End: 1997-11-01T19:38
Location: Georgia

November 1, 1997 · NWS FFC · 19 events in 16 counties and zones

13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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 Atlanta radar (KFFC), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:52 UTC.

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Event by event

13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Talbot

When: November 1, 9:54 AM EST
Where: Talbot County, Box Spgs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.530, -84.650

A HAM Operator/Spotter reported dime size hail.

Hail, Taylor

When: November 1, 10:22 AM EST
Where: Taylor County, Howard
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.600, -84.380

A game warden reported dime size hail to the Taylor county 911 office.

Hail, Gordon

When: November 1, 3:31 PM EST
Where: Gordon County, Oostanaula
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.480, -85.020

Gordon county 911 reported dime size hail.

Hail, Talbot

When: November 1, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Talbot County, Box Spgs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.530, -84.650

The public reported golfball size hail.

Hail, Marion

When: November 1, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Five Pts
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.450, -84.450

The public reported dime size hail.

Hail, Harris

When: November 1, 5:05 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
Where: Harris County, Hamilton to 8 mi S of Mulberry Grove
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.670, -84.970

The public reported hail ranging from nickel to one inch size.

Hail, Talbot

When: November 1, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Talbot County, 3 mi NW of Woodland
Measured: 0.8 in hail
Coordinates: 32.820, -84.580

The public reported nickel size hail.

Hail, Crisp

When: November 1, 5:25 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where: Crisp County, Arabi
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.830, -83.750

Crisp county 911 reported dime to golfball size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: November 1, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Cherokee County, Canton to 6 mi NW of Canton
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.230, -84.580

The Cherokee county EMA director reported trees and power lines were downed near highway 20 west of Canton and near highway 140 northwest of Canton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Macon

When: November 1, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Macon County, Ideal
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.370, -84.180

Macon county 911 reported two trees were knocked down on power lines.

Hail, Wilcox

When: November 1, 6:20 PM EST
Where: Wilcox County, 4 mi S of Abbeville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.930, -83.300

Wilcox county 911 reported quarter size hail.

Hail, Dooly

When: November 1, 6:25 PM EST
Where: Dooly County, Unadilla
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.270, -83.730

The Unadilla police reported dime size hail.

Hail, Jasper

When: November 1, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Jasper County, Monticello
Measured: 0.8 in hail
Coordinates: 33.300, -83.680

A spotter reported nickel size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Macon

When: November 1, 6:40 PM EST to 6:50 PM EST
Where: Macon County, Garden Vly to Marshallville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.430, -84.120

Macon county 911 reported several trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Jones

When: November 1, 6:44 PM EST
Where: Jones County, Gray
Measured: 0.8 in hail
Coordinates: 33.020, -83.530

The public reported dime to nickel size hail.

Hail, Telfair

When: November 1, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Telfair County, Mc Rae
Measured: 0.8 in hail
Coordinates: 32.070, -82.900

The public reported dime to nickel size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When: November 1, 7:19 PM EST
Where: Wilkinson County, 5 mi N of Irwinton
Property damage: $300
Coordinates: 32.880, -83.170

Wilkinson county 911 reported two trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: November 1, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Mt Vernon
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 32.170, -82.600

Montgomery county 911 reported a couple of trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Toombs

When: November 1, 7:38 PM EST
Where: Toombs County, 3 mi E of Vidalia
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.220, -82.370

Toombs county 911 reported two trees were downed on highway 280.

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.

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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: 5621666, 5621667, 5621668, 5621669, 5621670, 5621671, 5621672, 5621673, 5621765, 5621766, 5621767, 5621771, 5621770, 5621768, 5621769, 5621772, 5621773, 5621774, 5621775.