Storm reports for July 5, 1997

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On July 5, 1997, 98 hail, 70 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Union 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 (98)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.5 million in property damage, $1 million in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (192 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Orangeburg County, SC (near Santee) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000 · 3 injuries
  “A tree fell on a Ford Escort traveling along U.S. Highway 15 at Santee. Three people were injured.”
• Orangeburg County, SC (near Elloree) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $18,000 · 1 injury
  “A tree fell on a Pontiac Grand Am traveling along SC Highway 267 injuring a 36 year old Elloree woman.”
• Wayne County, NC (near Goldsboro) · Hail 1.75″ · $2 million
  “GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL FELL ON OAKLAND CHURCH ROAD. CONSIDERABLE CROP DAMAGE OCCURRED OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTIES DURING THE HAIL STORMS.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Tampa) · Tornado F0 · $100,000
  “A tornado touched down near U.S. Highway 41 and Flamingo Blvd. in Apollo Beach and damaged four commercial buildings, the roof of a house, destroyed a billboard, downed wooden fencing and up to eight power lines before it receded.”
• Brazoria County, TX (near Brazoria) · Hail 0.75″ · $50,000
  “15 minutes of dime size hail and high wind in Brazoria. 5 houses with roof damage and many downtown businesses had broken windows from hail and flying debris. At least 1 car totalled because tree fell on it.”
• Okanogan County, WA (near Tonasket) · Hail 1.25″ · $40,000
  “1 1/4 inch hail and 70 mph wind from newspaper reports. Boats damaged and vehicles overturned at Lake Conconully”

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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