Storm reports for March 29, 1997

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On March 29, 1997, 87 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Calvert County, MD.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (87)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $203,000 in property damage and 26 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (145 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Brevard County, FL (near Cape Kennedy Rgnl) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $100,000 · 26 injuries
  “Severe thunderstorm winds swept across the Cape Kennedy Space Center producing a wind gust to 58 knots and widespread wind damage. Twenty six people were injured by flying glass when winds blew out windows on three tour busses. Numerous other cars in the areas had damaged windows.”
• Le Flore County, OK (near Talihina) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of March 29th and very early morning of March 30th. Strong thunderstorm winds damaged the press building at a football field in Talihina, and an outbuilding was blown over in Henryetta.”
• Orange County, FL (near Orlando) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.”
• Seminole County, FL (near Oviedo) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Trees were blown down in Oviedo damaging one car.”
• Lincoln County, OK (near Prague) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “An unoccupied mobile home was completely destroyed by severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 mph. Also, a pontoon boat was flipped over and several trees in the area were blown down.”
• Oklahoma County, OK (near Oklahoma City) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Numerous power lines and poles were blown down in northwest Oklahoma City, with the heaviest damage between Portland and Rockwell on NW 164th Street. Trees were blown down across Waterloo Road at Western and just west of Portland.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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