Storm reports for July 15, 1997

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On July 15, 1997, 48 hail, 96 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Seminole 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 (48)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage and $50,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (162 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Spalding County, GA (near Griffin) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “Several trees were knocked down on houses near the Spalding county airport. The most substantial damage was several aircraft which were parked at the airport. Five planes received irreparable damage with at least three planes flipped onto their backs, and one on its nose.”
• Hempstead County, AR (near Hope) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped across the southeast portions of town. Four vehicles were crushed and several homes were damaged in the Plainview and Gunter subdivisions. Trees were also uprooted on CR50, 116, 117, 132 and Hwy 4.”
• Oneida County, NY (near Verona) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “The same severe storm that caused damage in Madison county ripped through central Oneida county, producing additional and widespread wind damage. The storm first affected the towns of Verona and Camden, downing numerous large trees which blocked many roads.”
• McLennan County, TX (near Moody) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “Strong winds destroyed a mobile home and two barns.”
• Madison County, NY (near Canastota) · Thunderstorm wind · $35,000
  “A thunderstorm rapidly became severe over northern portions of the county. Widespread wind damage was reported in Canastota, with the damage reports crossing into the town of Oneida shortly thereafter. Numerous trees and wires were downed in both localities.”
• Clay County, TX (near Bellevue) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed one mobile home and two barns and blew siding off of several other mobile homes. A 40x40 foot sign on high beams was blown down, and the tops of eight utility poles were blown off.”

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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