Hail, Forsyth
- When
- October 25, 6:25 AM EST to 6:40 AM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Cumming to 8 mi E of Cumming
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -84.280
Three publc reports of dime size hail were received.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, October 25, 1997
11 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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
- $34,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:25 UTC.
Event by event
11 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Gwinnett
- When
- October 25, 6:40 AM EST
- Where
- Gwinnett County, Buford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -84.000
Dime size hail was reported by the public.
Hail, Forsyth
- When
- October 25, 6:50 AM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Cumming
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -84.150
Another storm immediately behind the first produced dime to quarter size hail. An old tree wasalso knocked down onto a car.
Hail, Hall
- When
- October 25, 7:05 AM EST
- Where
- Hall County, Flowery Branch
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -83.930
Three public reports of dime size hail were received.
Hail, Troup
- When
- October 25, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Troup County, Hogansville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.170, -84.920
The public reported quarter size hail on Blue Creek road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Troup
- When
- October 25, 3:52 PM EST
- Where
- Troup County, Hogansville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $800
- Coordinates
- 33.170, -84.920
Troup county 911 reported 6 to 9 trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Highway 54 and Blue Creek road.
Lightning, Troup
- When
- October 25, 3:52 PM EST
- Where
- Troup County, Hogansville
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Troup county 911 reported a fire at a residence caused by lightning.
Hail, Meriwether
- When
- October 25, 3:52 PM EST to 3:58 PM EST
- Where
- Meriwether County, Luthersville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -84.750
The public reported dime to quarter size hail in and around Luthersville.
Hail, Coweta
- When
- October 25, 3:58 PM EST
- Where
- Coweta County, 3 mi S of Moreland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.230, -84.770
The public reported quarter size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Meriwether
- When
- October 25, 3:58 PM EST
- Where
- Meriwether County, Luthersville to Greenville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -84.750
The public reported thunderstorm winds knocked down three pine trees and twisted the top off of an oak tree in Luthersville. In Primrose, large trees were knocked down onto a church and another building. The steeple was also blown off the church. In Greenville, a spotter heard a roaring noise like a tornado but did not have a visual sighting.
Thunderstorm Wind, Spalding
- When
- October 25, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Spalding County, Griffin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 33.250, -84.270
Thunderstorm winds knocked down two trees at the Spalding county 911 communications center.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- October 25, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Brooks
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.280, -84.470
A HAM spotter reported dime size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- October 25, 4:25 PM EST to 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, Hollonville to Zebulon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 33.170, -84.470
Severe thunderstorm winds in the Hollonville and Williamson areas knocked trees down across roads and onto two houses, causing considerable damage. Pike county 911 reported several trees were knocked down on a mobile home northeast of Zebulon.
Hail, Butts
- When
- October 25, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Butts County, Flovilla
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.250, -83.900
Butts county sheriff's office reported golfball size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butts
- When
- October 25, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Butts County, Flovilla
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 33.250, -83.900
Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines.
Hail, Jasper
- When
- October 25, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Jasper County, Adgateville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $600
- Coordinates
- 33.220, -83.680
Jasper county 911 reported golfball size hail on highways 83 and 11 near Adgateville. The hail was 3 inches deep in some areas.
Hail, Putnam
- When
- October 25, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Stanfordville
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.220, -83.500
Putnam county 911 received reports of dime to half-dollar size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin
- When
- October 25, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Baldwin County, 5 mi N of Milledgeville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 33.150, -83.230
Baldwin county 911 reported numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm windsat many locations in northern Baldwin county. Some trees fell on houses and automobiles.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5616871, 5616872, 5616873, 5616874, 5616876, 5616877, 5616878, 5616879, 5616875, 5616880, 5617579, 5617580, 5617581, 5617582, 5617583, 5617584, 5617585, 5617586.