Storm reports for June 3, 1997

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On June 3, 1997, 18 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Jones County, NC.

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 (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2,000 in property damage and $550,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (24 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Miami-Dade County, FL (near North Miami) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $2,000
  “public reported carport damage and tree limbs down.”
• Onslow County, NC (near Hubert) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Trees down on Route 172 just off Highway 24.”
• Jones County, NC (near Phillips Xrds) · Hail 1.75″
  “1350 acres of tobacco and 5400 acres of corn damaged.”

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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