Georgia, 1997Tornadoes in Georgia, October 26, 1997
October 26, 1997 · NWS TAE · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $410,000
- 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.
Tornado, Early
- When
- October 26, 11:50 AM EST to 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Early County, Rowena
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 125 yd
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -84.720
F1 tornado reported near Rowena. One home destroyed and a mobile home lifted off its foundation. Numerous trees down.
Tornado, Miller
- When
- October 26, 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Miller County, Mayhaw
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 31.180, -84.880
Several F1 tornado touchdowns in southern Miller County. Felled 24" diameter pines damaged a mobile home on Mayhaw Road. One home heavily damaged and nearby boat, camper and chicken house destroyed. Many power lines down countywide.
Tornado, Baker
- When
- October 26, 12:45 PM EST
- Where
- Baker County, Milford
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -84.550
F0 tornado reported in northwest Baker County. Several 12-24" diameter pines down along Georgia Highway 216 near Milford.
Tornado, Dougherty
- When
- October 26, 12:45 PM EST to 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Dougherty County, Albany
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 31.580, -84.170
F0 tornado touchdown just southwest of Albany near Walker. Roof damage and scattered debris along 1600 block of Oakridge Road. Minor structural damage to a warehouse and church. Numerous trees down.
- 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.
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
- 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
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, October 26, 19971 injured · 1 event
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: 5622406, 5622407, 5622408, 5622409.