Tennessee, 1997Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 30, 1997
April 30, 1997 · NWS MEG · 9 events in 6 counties and zones
6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $32,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Weakley
- When
- April 30, 7:17 PM CST to 7:22 PM CST
- Where
- Weakley County, Martin
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 36.350, -88.850
A convenience store lost the padding from its building. Numerous large trees limbs were knocked down. Some phone lines were downed as well.
Hail, Weakley
- When
- April 30, 7:20 PM CST to 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Weakley County, Martin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 36.350, -88.850
Hail, Henry
- When
- April 30, 7:58 PM CST to 8:03 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Cottage Grove
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -88.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- April 30, 8:00 PM CST to 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Hickory Withe
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -89.600
Numerous trees were blown down blocking a few roads.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- April 30, 8:07 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Oakland to Rossville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $20
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -89.520
Hail, Madison
- When
- April 30, 8:20 PM CST to 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, 1 mi NW of Fairview
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -88.870
Hail, Chester
- When
- April 30, 8:45 PM CST to 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County, Henderson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -88.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Chester
- When
- April 30, 8:45 PM CST to 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County, Henderson
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -88.670
Several power lines were blown down.
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- April 30, 8:49 PM CST to 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Silerton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -88.820
- 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.
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 30, 1997$1.2 million · F1 · 3 events
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 30, 19972 injured · $475,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 30, 19971 injured · $361,000 · F0 · 22 events
- Tornado in Indiana, April 30, 1997$300,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Missouri, April 30, 19971 injured · $200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- High Wind in Kentucky, April 30, 19973 injured · $50,000 · 52 kt wind · 22 events
- High Wind in Illinois, April 30, 19971 injured · $38,000 · 61 kt wind · 35 events
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 30, 1997$250,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 30, 1997$200,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Iowa, April 30, 1997$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 12 events
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 30, 1997$150,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 30, 1997$20,000 · F1 · 3 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: 5601061, 5601062, 5601063, 5601065, 5601064, 5601069, 5601067, 5601068, 5601066.