Storm reports for July 9, 1997

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On July 9, 1997, 46 hail, 109 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Burke 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 (46)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $934,000 in property damage, $3.8 million in crop damage, 3 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (175 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lancaster County, PA (near Churchtown) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph · 2 injuries
  “Thunderstorms crossed the southern tier taking down trees in several locations. Two workers were injured near Manheim while constructing a chicken farm building when the structure collapsed.”
• Jewell County, KS (near Esbon) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Several power poles were damaged or downed by high winds.”
• Chenango County, NY (near Greene) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “The same storm that produced wind damage in northern Broome county moved across the southern tier of Chenango county and remained severe. Numerous large trees and power lines were downed in the town of Greene just after 100 pm. A spotter also reported wind gusts close to 55 mph.”
• Broome County, NY (near Triangle) · Thunderstorm wind · $90,000
  “A bow echo type severe thunderstorm developed across northern sections of Broome county. The storm inflicted widespread wind damage in an area bounded by Whitney Point, Itaska, and Castle Creek shortly before 200 pm. The majority of the damage occurred in the town of Triangle.”
• Ritchie County, WV (near Pennsboro) · Thunderstorm wind · $85,000
  “Trees were either snapped off or uprooted. A couple of tin roofs were damaged, including the skating rink. A porch roof was blown off. The wind was channelled from the northwest. Estimated gust from a follow-up National Weather Service survey was 70 mph.”
• Jackson County, GA (near Commerce) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked over trees as well as the gate-ticket building at the Atlanta Dragway. A gate was also destroyed.”

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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