Storm reports for July 11, 1997

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On July 11, 1997, 9 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Brevard County, FL.

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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $396,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (42 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Carson County, TX (near Groom) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $100,000
  “Carson County Sheriff's Office reported tree and roof damage.”
• St. Tammany Parish, LA (near Mandeville) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts blew down approximately 25 trees in a Mandeville subdivision. An auto service station also had its service canopy blown off by wind gusts. A small truck was damaged by the downed canopy.”
• Polk County, FL (near Lakeland) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused minor to moderate wind damage to 30 mobile homes in two mobile home parks in the vicinity of Harden Blvd. and Beacon Road. Three of the mobile homes incurred minor roof damage while the majority of the damage was limited to carports and awnings.”
• Harmon County, OK (near Hollis) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds damaged fences and roofs, blew windows out, split or uprooted several trees, and destroyed one carport.”
• Harrison County, MS (near Gulfport) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down several trees along with tree branches. One car was damaged by a fallen tree.”
• Washita County, OK (near Canute) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Two tractor trailer trucks were blown over on Interstate 40, and numerous limbs were broken, trees were snapped, and power lines were downed.”

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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