Storm reports for June 26, 1997

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On June 26, 1997, 16 hail, 65 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Caldwell 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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $767,000 in property damage, $20,000 in crop damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (87 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Polk County, FL (near Lakeland) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout Lakeland by thunderstorm winds. An auto dealership on U.S. Highway 98 suffered damage to vehicles and a restaurant on East Memorial Blvd. lost a large section of it's roof from thunderstorm wind.”
• Polk County, FL (near Lakeland) · Hail 1.50″ · $50,000
  “Ping pong sized hail damaged the surfaces of a few vehicles at U.S. Highway 92 and Combee Road.”
• Jefferson County, WV (near South Portion) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts strong enough to collapse a mobile home in southern Jefferson Co. Nearby wires were also blown down.”
• Worcester County, MD (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Trees and power lines down throughout the county. Also, roof was blown off of a building in Ocean City.”
• Accomack County, VA (near Saxis) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Wind blew off back part of a wood frame building.”
• Mecklenburg County, VA (near South Hill) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Small amount of siding blown off a house.”

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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