Tennessee, 1997

Hail in Tennessee, November 30, 1997

November 30, 1997 · NWS MEG · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
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

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:12 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Madison

When
November 30, 6:10 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
Where
Madison County, Jackson
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$150
Coordinates
35.620, -88.830

Hail, Carroll

When
November 30, 7:10 AM CST to 7:20 AM CST
Where
Carroll County, Cedar Grove
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Coordinates
35.820, -88.600

Some roads around Cedar Grove were iced over because of the hail.

Hail, Carroll

When
November 30, 7:25 AM CST to 7:50 AM CST
Where
Carroll County, Leach to Huntingdon
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.930, -88.500

Several homes were damaged with one home having 17 windows in it broken.

What these are

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: 5619654, 5619655, 5619656.