Storm reports for July 7, 1997

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On July 7, 1997, 78 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Knox County, NE.

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 (78)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $870,000 in property damage, $7 million in crop damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (137 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Adams County, NE (near Kenesaw) · Hail 2.75″ · $25,000
  “The large hail broke the windshield of a fire truck.”
• Trinity County, TX (near Landing) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Large tree snapped at the base and fell on a 2 story house. Numerous other trees snapped off at the base in the area. Satellite dise also damaged.”
• Bolivar County, MS (near Cleveland) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “The roof of a mobile home was blown off and several trees were blown down.”
• Cayuga County, NY (near Genoa) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A thunderstorm pulsed to severe levels over extreme southern Cayuga county. A few trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Genoa before the cell weakened.”
• Gregg County, TX (near Kilgore) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $7,000
  “A couple of homes suffered roof damage when trees fell on them.”
• Trinity County, TX (near Groveton) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Trees blown down 3 miles west of the HWY 287/94 intersection.”

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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