Georgia, 1997Tornado and Hail in Georgia, October 26, 1997
October 26, 1997 · NWS FFC · 9 events in 7 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- October 26, 8:10 AM EST
- Where
- Harris County, Mountain Hill
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 32.720, -85.020
Troup county 911 reported several trees were knocked down on power lines in the Pine Lake and Mountain Hill areas.
Funnel Cloud, Upson
- When
- October 26, 9:04 AM EST
- Where
- Upson County, 7 mi NW of Thomaston
- Coordinates
- 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Upson county 911 reported a confirmed sighting of a funnel cloud. A funnel was also reported moving northeast near treetop level just north of Thomaston a few minutes later.
Tornado, Lamar
- When
- October 26, 9:30 AM EST to 9:35 AM EST
- Where
- Lamar County, Barnesville to 5 mi NE of Barnesville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.980, -84.150
HAM radio operators reported tornadoes 5 miles south and 4.5 miles northeast of Barnesville. There was no reported damage from the intermittent touchdowns.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar
- When
- October 26, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lamar County, Barnesville
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 33.050, -84.150
Lamar county sheriff reported two trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- October 26, 10:45 AM EST
- Where
- Jones County, Round Oak
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -83.620
Tri-county EMC reported thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down on power lines in northern Jones county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dooly
- When
- October 26, 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Dooly County, Vienna
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 32.100, -83.780
Dooly county 911 reported two trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds.
Funnel Cloud, Houston
- When
- October 26, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Houston County, Kathleen
- Coordinates
- 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Houston county EMA reported a funnel sighting in the east part of the county.
Hail, Laurens
- When
- October 26, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, 10 mi NW of Dublin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.630, -83.020
Golfball size hail was reported.
Hail, Laurens
- When
- October 26, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, 1 mi E of Dublin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -82.880
The public reported dime size hail on Moore Station road just east of Dublin.
- 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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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.
- Heavy Snow and Lightning Strike in Iowa, October 26, 1997$90 million · 27 events
- Tornado in Georgia, October 26, 19971 injured · $200,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Florida, October 26, 19971 injured · $1.3 million · F1 · 8 events
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, October 26 to 27, 1997$1.2 million · 19 events
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, October 26, 19971 injured · $350,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Tornadoes in Georgia, October 26, 1997$410,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Tornado in Alabama, October 26, 1997$150,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, October 26, 1997$250,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in North Carolina, October 26, 1997$165,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, October 26, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Winter Weather in Vermont, October 26 to 27, 1997$25,000 · 5 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, October 26, 199720 events
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: 5617587, 5617588, 5616881, 5616882, 5616883, 5616884, 5616885, 5616974, 5616975.