Thunderstorm Wind, Long
- When
- October 26, 4:15 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Long County, Ludowici
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -81.770
A couple of trees down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, October 26, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:14 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty
- When
- October 26, 5:10 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Liberty County, Walthourville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 31.770, -81.630
Large limbs and powerlines down.
Hail, McIntosh
- When
- October 26, 5:20 PM EST to 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- McIntosh County, Darien
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.370, -81.430
Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh
- When
- October 26, 5:30 PM EST to 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- McIntosh County, Darien
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.370, -81.430
Several trees down.
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow and Lightning Strike in Iowa, October 26, 1997
- Tornado in Georgia, October 26, 1997
- Tornadoes in Florida, October 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, October 26 to 27, 1997
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, October 26, 1997
- Tornadoes in Georgia, October 26, 1997
- Tornado in Alabama, October 26, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, October 26, 1997
- Tornado in North Carolina, October 26, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, October 26, 1997
- Winter Weather in Vermont, October 26 to 27, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, October 26, 1997
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5617027, 5617028, 5617029, 5617030.