Georgia, 1997

Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, October 25, 1997

October 25, 1997 · NWS JAX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$7,000
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

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Event by event

2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Atkinson

When
October 25, 5:59 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
Where
Atkinson County, Pearson to 6 mi NE of Pearson
Rating
F0
Path length
1.2 mi
Path width
12 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
31.380, -82.870

Large trees and tops of trees were destroyed.

Hail, Atkinson

When
October 25, 6:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Atkinson County, 2 mi N of Pearson
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.330, -82.870

Tornado, Coffee

When
October 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where
Coffee County, 7 mi SSE of Douglas
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
12 yd
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
31.400, -82.800

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 5617669, 5617670, 5617671.