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Storm reports for May 1, 1997
On May 1, 1997, 166 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states.
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2.75″largest hail reported
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On May 1, 1997, 166 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Hampton city, VA.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 56 | 13 | 0 | 2.25″ |
| NC | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| VA | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| KS | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| TX | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| PA | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| MD | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| NY | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| NJ | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| MA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| CT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| VT | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| DE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| NH | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Hampton, VA | 137,596 | 2.75″ |
| Norfolk, VA | 231,105 | 1.75″ |
| Portsmouth, VA | 96,482 | 1.75″ |
| Lansdale, PA | 19,154 | 1.75″ |
| Bel Air, MD | 10,395 | 1.75″ |
| Souderton, PA | 7,274 | 1.75″ |
| Telford, PA | 4,977 | 1.75″ |
| Hinton, OK | 4,931 | 1.75″ |
| South Hill, VA | 4,920 | 1.75″ |
| Chalfont, PA | 4,415 | 1.75″ |
| Hatfield, PA | 3,514 | 1.75″ |
| North Wales, PA | 3,450 | 1.75″ |
| Chester, PA | 34,052 | 1.00″ |
| Statesville, NC | 31,693 | 1.00″ |
| Laurel, MD | 30,238 | 1.00″ |
| Woodward, OK | 11,750 | 1.00″ |
| Burlington, NJ | 10,143 | 1.00″ |
| Bristol, PA | 9,982 | 1.00″ |
| Quakertown, PA | 9,302 | 1.00″ |
| Brookhaven, PA | 8,407 | 1.00″ |
| Perryton, TX | 8,219 | 1.00″ |
| Ridley Park, PA | 7,310 | 1.00″ |
| Glenolden, PA | 7,266 | 1.00″ |
| Clifton Heights, PA | 6,880 | 1.00″ |
| Swarthmore, PA | 6,596 | 1.00″ |
Hail reports (166)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20:46 | 2.75″ | Hampton city, VA |
| 22:41 | 2.25″ | Harmon County, OK |
| 18:45 | 2.00″ | Mecklenburg County, VA |
| 20:45 | 2.00″ | York County, VA |
| 22:30 | 2.00″ | Harmon County, OK |
| 19:45 | 1.75″ | Brunswick County, VA |
| 20:00 | 1.75″ | Mecklenburg County, VA |
| 20:40 | 1.75″ | Newport News city, VA |
| 20:45 | 1.75″ | Somerset County, MD |
| 20:55 | 1.75″ | Northampton County, VA |
| 21:12 | 1.75″ | Harford County, MD |
| 21:30 | 1.75″ | Virginia Beach city, VA |
| 21:30 | 1.75″ | Norfolk city, VA |
| 21:35 | 1.75″ | Portsmouth city, VA |
| 22:20 | 1.75″ | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT |
| 22:25 | 1.75″ | Montgomery County, PA |
| 22:28 | 1.75″ | Harmon County, OK |
| 22:32 | 1.75″ | Finney County, KS |
| 22:40 | 1.75″ | Harmon County, OK |
| 02:10 | 1.75″ | Washita County, OK |
| 02:10 | 1.75″ | Ellis County, OK |
| 03:02 | 1.75″ | Caddo County, OK |
| 03:59 | 1.75″ | Briscoe County, TX |
| 20:01 | 1.50″ | Sussex County, VA |
| 21:20 | 1.50″ | Suffolk city, VA |
| 01:17 | 1.50″ | Harper County, OK |
| 21:04 | 1.25″ | Southampton County, VA |
| 19:35 | 1.00″ | Iredell County, NC |
| 20:08 | 1.00″ | Iredell County, NC |
| 20:55 | 1.00″ | Montgomery County, MD |
| 20:55 | 1.00″ | Sherman County, KS |
| 21:15 | 1.00″ | Suffolk County, NY |
| 21:30 | 1.00″ | Prince George's County, MD |
| 21:33 | 1.00″ | Chesapeake city, VA |
| 21:35 | 1.00″ | Bucks County, PA |
| 22:00 | 1.00″ | Northampton County, NC |
| 22:10 | 1.00″ | Delaware County, PA |
| 22:37 | 1.00″ | Harmon County, OK |
| 22:45 | 1.00″ | Greene County, NY |
| 22:45 | 1.00″ | Burlington County, NJ |
| 22:45 | 1.00″ | Greer County, OK |
| 23:39 | 1.00″ | Kiowa County, OK |
| 23:53 | 1.00″ | Hodgeman County, KS |
| 00:22 | 1.00″ | Beaver County, OK |
| 00:29 | 1.00″ | Beaver County, OK |
| 00:46 | 1.00″ | Ochiltree County, TX |
| 01:00 | 1.00″ | Beckham County, OK |
| 01:02 | 1.00″ | Beaver County, OK |
| 01:07 | 1.00″ | Lipscomb County, TX |
| 01:24 | 1.00″ | Ochiltree County, TX |
| 01:30 | 1.00″ | Beaver County, OK |
| 01:40 | 1.00″ | Washita County, OK |
| 02:07 | 1.00″ | Ellis County, OK |
| 02:10 | 1.00″ | Woodward County, OK |
| 02:42 | 1.00″ | Woodward County, OK |
| 02:45 | 1.00″ | Washita County, OK |
| 03:30 | 1.00″ | Woodward County, OK |
| 03:40 | 1.00″ | Wheeler County, TX |
| 04:34 | 1.00″ | Floyd County, TX |
| 20:59 | 0.88″ | Wake County, NC |
| 21:00 | 0.88″ | Worcester County, MD |
| 21:10 | 0.88″ | Montgomery County, MD |
| 21:15 | 0.88″ | Rawlins County, KS |
| 21:20 | 0.88″ | Randolph County, NC |
| 22:00 | 0.88″ | Somerset County, NJ |
| 22:30 | 0.88″ | Greer County, OK |
| 22:32 | 0.88″ | Wheeler County, TX |
| 22:38 | 0.88″ | Hertford County, NC |
| 22:48 | 0.88″ | Finney County, KS |
| 22:59 | 0.88″ | Middlesex County, MA |
| 23:05 | 0.88″ | Johnston County, NC |
| 23:06 | 0.88″ | Gray County, KS |
| 23:25 | 0.88″ | Greer County, OK |
| 23:47 | 0.88″ | Kiowa County, OK |
| 00:05 | 0.88″ | Pawnee County, KS |
| 00:08 | 0.88″ | Kiowa County, OK |
| 00:10 | 0.88″ | Meade County, KS |
| 01:08 | 0.88″ | Ochiltree County, TX |
| 01:30 | 0.88″ | Beckham County, OK |
| 01:35 | 0.88″ | Harper County, OK |
| 01:50 | 0.88″ | Woods County, OK |
| 01:53 | 0.88″ | Woodward County, OK |
| 02:35 | 0.88″ | Custer County, OK |
| 02:40 | 0.88″ | Woods County, OK |
| 02:56 | 0.88″ | Alfalfa County, OK |
| 03:30 | 0.88″ | Grant County, OK |
| 03:45 | 0.88″ | Major County, OK |
| 03:45 | 0.88″ | Alfalfa County, OK |
| 03:52 | 0.88″ | Alfalfa County, OK |
| 04:00 | 0.88″ | Garfield County, OK |
| 05:22 | 0.88″ | Childress County, TX |
| 05:40 | 0.88″ | Pawnee County, OK |
| 05:50 | 0.88″ | Hardeman County, TX |
| 07:43 | 0.88″ | Tulsa County, OK |
| 19:30 | 0.75″ | Greensville County, VA |
| 19:35 | 0.75″ | Franklin County, NC |
| 19:37 | 0.75″ | Davidson County, NC |
| 19:38 | 0.75″ | Brunswick County, VA |
| 19:38 | 0.75″ | Sussex County, VA |
| 19:57 | 0.75″ | Randolph County, NC |
| 20:15 | 0.75″ | Schuylkill County, PA |
| 20:15 | 0.75″ | York County, PA |
| 20:20 | 0.75″ | Lancaster County, PA |
| 20:42 | 0.75″ | Durham County, NC |
| 20:45 | 0.75″ | Gloucester County, VA |
| 20:50 | 0.75″ | Durham County, NC |
| 20:53 | 0.75″ | Wake County, NC |
| 20:54 | 0.75″ | Wake County, NC |
| 21:05 | 0.75″ | Baltimore County, MD |
| 21:09 | 0.75″ | Wake County, NC |
| 21:10 | 0.75″ | Howard County, MD |
| 21:35 | 0.75″ | Chester County, PA |
| 21:55 | 0.75″ | New Castle County, DE |
| 21:55 | 0.75″ | Cecil County, MD |
| 21:57 | 0.75″ | Finney County, KS |
| 22:05 | 0.75″ | Delaware County, PA |
| 22:10 | 0.75″ | Cecil County, MD |
| 22:15 | 0.75″ | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT |
| 22:19 | 0.75″ | Collingsworth County, TX |
| 22:20 | 0.75″ | Philadelphia County, PA |
| 22:25 | 0.75″ | Pitt County, NC |
| 22:30 | 0.75″ | Finney County, KS |
| 22:32 | 0.75″ | Martin County, NC |
| 22:35 | 0.75″ | Camden County, NJ |
| 22:45 | 0.75″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 22:45 | 0.75″ | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT |
| 22:45 | 0.75″ | Mercer County, NJ |
| 22:57 | 0.75″ | Columbia County, NY |
| 22:59 | 0.75″ | Worcester County, MA |
| 23:05 | 0.75″ | Hodgeman County, KS |
| 23:07 | 0.75″ | Seward County, KS |
| 23:09 | 0.75″ | Middlesex County, MA |
| 23:10 | 0.75″ | Roger Mills County, OK |
| 23:15 | 0.75″ | Wilson County, NC |
| 23:20 | 0.75″ | Berkshire County, MA |
| 23:22 | 0.75″ | Hodgeman County, KS |
| 23:30 | 0.75″ | Monmouth County, NJ |
| 23:40 | 0.75″ | Wilson County, NC |
| 23:54 | 0.75″ | Beaver County, OK |
| 00:20 | 0.75″ | Pawnee County, KS |
| 00:35 | 0.75″ | Hodgeman County, KS |
| 00:40 | 0.75″ | Hodgeman County, KS |
| 00:47 | 0.75″ | Harper County, OK |
| 00:48 | 0.75″ | Caddo County, OK |
| 00:55 | 0.75″ | Harper County, OK |
| 01:25 | 0.75″ | Comanche County, KS |
| 01:28 | 0.75″ | Ochiltree County, TX |
| 01:40 | 0.75″ | Hodgeman County, KS |
| 01:45 | 0.75″ | Ellis County, OK |
| 01:45 | 0.75″ | Lipscomb County, TX |
| 01:50 | 0.75″ | Pawnee County, KS |
| 02:07 | 0.75″ | Washita County, OK |
| 02:26 | 0.75″ | Hemphill County, TX |
| 02:28 | 0.75″ | Woodward County, OK |
| 02:35 | 0.75″ | Ellis County, OK |
| 02:45 | 0.75″ | Lipscomb County, TX |
| 02:48 | 0.75″ | Woodward County, OK |
| 03:05 | 0.75″ | Blaine County, OK |
| 03:25 | 0.75″ | Canadian County, OK |
| 03:30 | 0.75″ | Roger Mills County, OK |
| 03:30 | 0.75″ | Donley County, TX |
| 03:45 | 0.75″ | Woodward County, OK |
| 03:52 | 0.75″ | Roger Mills County, OK |
| 03:52 | 0.75″ | Donley County, TX |
| 06:10 | 0.75″ | Hardeman County, TX |
| 07:20 | 0.75″ | Creek County, OK |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $17.5 million in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (255 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk city, VA | 1 | 2 | 0 | $10 million |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5 million |
| Hampton city, VA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1 million |
| Newport News city, VA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1 million |
| Prince George County, VA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Wilson County, NC | 1 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Wake County, NC | 3 | 0 | 0 | $65,000 |
| Albany County, NY | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Brunswick County, VA | 3 | 0 | 0 | $21,000 |
| Washita County, OK | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Norfolk city, VA (near Norfolk) · Hail 1.75″ · $10 million · 2 injuries
“Hail caused widespread damage to homes, businesses and vehicles.” - Virginia Beach city, VA (near Virginia Beach) · Hail 1.75″ · $5 million
“Hail caused widespread damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles.” - Hampton city, VA (near Hampton) · Hail 2.75″ · $1 million
“Hail caused widespread damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles.” - Newport News city, VA (near Newport News) · Hail 1.75″ · $1 million
“Hail caused widespread damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles.” - Prince George County, VA (near Templeton) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
“Roof caved in on residence. Outbuildings down. Siding stripped off mobile homes just south of Templeton.” - Chesapeake city, VA (near Chesapeake) · Hail 1.00″ · $25,000
“Hail destroyed about one-third of a farmer's pea crop. Also, some homes were damaged by hail.”
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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