Storm reports for July 24, 1997

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On July 24, 1997, 27 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Stark County, ND.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (67 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dare County, NC (near Duck) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A section of roof blown off waterfront shops. One minor injury from flying debris.”
• Norfolk city, VA (near Norfolk) · Tornado F1 · $400,000
  “Tornado path started in south Norfolk just south of Poindexter Street on Guerriere Street. The tornado then continued north-northeast into the Berkley Avenue Industrial Park before crossing into the southern portion of Norfolk and lifting after causing damage on Roseclair and Joyce Streets.”
• Norfolk city, VA (near Norfolk) · Tornado F0 · $100,000
  “Tornado first touched down west of Route 460 between Liberty Street and Indian River Road. The tornado tracked north-northeast across Indian River Road and across the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River before lifting east of Harbor Park and south of I-264.”
• Bottineau County, ND (near Lansford) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000
  “thunderstorm winds tore roof off of dairy barn. The winds also moved a trailer house 3 feet off of its foundation.”
• Deuel County, SD (near Astoria) · Tornado F1 · $20,000
  “A tornado touched down on a farm, uprooting and snapping trees. Every tree on the property was damaged in some way. The tornadic winds drove 2 inch branches underneath the tires of a goose neck trailer with a load of culverts aboard.”
• Grayson County, TX (near Whitesboro) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Strong winds resulted in severe damage to a mobile home.”

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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