Storm reports for April 28, 1997

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On April 28, 1997, 54 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Fulton County, GA.

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 (54)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $993,000 in property damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (93 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hillsborough County, FL (near Tampa) · Tornado F0 · $500,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down on 10th Street and Martin Luther King Blvd and downed several trees and power lines. The tornado continued northeast across a residential area where it caused minor roof and garage damage and downed a few trees and power lines.”
• Orange County, FL (near Orlando) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Maitland. Three houses were damaged by falling trees.”
• Orange County, FL (near Orlando) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Maitland. Three houses were damaged by falling trees.”
• Alachua County, FL (near High Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds ripped the roof off a home. Winds also damaged several homes and toppled a truck on I-75.”
• Seminole County, FL (near Longwood) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged the roof of a high school in Longwood.”
• Seminole County, FL (near Oviedo) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree and damaged a school in Oviedo.”

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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