Storm reports for July 2, 1997

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On July 2, 1997, 36 hail, 98 damaging-wind and 24 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Hamilton County, OH. Tornadoes killed 2.

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 (36)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $145 million in property damage, $15,000 in crop damage, 106 injuries and 7 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (177 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Arenac County, MI (near Au Gres) · Tornado F1 · 1 injury
  “The tornado touched down several miles south of Au Gres and then tracked northward into Au Gres where it dissipated. Three homes were destroyed and several others damaged to varying degrees. This was a strong F1 tornado.”
• Clermont County, OH (near Moscow) · Tornado F3 · $2 million
  “A multiple vortex tornado tracked across the southern part of the county. The tornado damaged or destroyed 56 mobile homes and 27 single family homes. Several barns and sheds were destroyed and numerous trees were downed. No serious injuries or deaths occurred with this tornado.”
• Madison County, IN (near Anderson) · Tornado F2 · $600,000
  “The same supercell that produced the weak tornado in Hamilton county also produced this tornado. This strong tornado initially began as three funnels which merged to one tornadoabout when it touched down on the southwest side of Anderson near exit 22 of Interstate 69.”
• Ingham County, MI (near East Lansing) · Thunderstorm wind · $500,000
  “A wet microburst occurred between 4:13 and 4:18 PM EDT during a severe thunderstorm moving across East Lansing. A team of 3 scientists from Michigan State University concluded the most severe storm damage occurred between the East Lansing Library and Hagadorn Road, while the damage path extended…”
• Clinton County, OH (near New Vienna) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “A roof was blown off an antique store, over another building , and into a parking lot. Numerous trees were downed of which several fell on vehicles.”
• Montgomery County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Roof blown off an area church and numerous trees downed. Some trees fell across houses.”

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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