Storm reports for July 28, 1997

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On July 28, 1997, 35 hail, 204 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Logan County, KY.

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 (35)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage, $221,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (262 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Metcalfe County, KY (near Sulphur Well) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “One man was injured as the mobile home he just finished collapsed on him. Also, several homes received minor damage and many barns were blown down.”
• Lincoln County, NC (near Lincolnton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A roof was blown off a building and landed on a car. Trees and power lines were blown down across the city, some onto cars. A man was injured when a plate glass window was blown out, sending shards of glass cutting across his face. Numerous power outages were also reported.”
• St. Clair County, AL (near Ragland) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $200,000
  “A downburst hit the city of Ragland and caused severe damage to a church and damage to about 40 homes. None of the homes were completely destroyed, but several received severe roof damage. It also knocked down trees and power lines across the city.”
• Dawson County, GA (near Juno) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $125,000
  “Thunderstorm winds associated with a downburst destroyed one chicken house, and damaged another chicken house and a mobile home. More than 37,000 baby chicks were injured. The surviving chicks were given away, since the owner would not rebuild the lost chicken houses.”
• Marion County, TN (near Sequatchie) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “A huge tree was uprooted. It fell on a fence and 6 cars. The tree also pulled off part of a roof.Several homes sustained roof damage when the storm moved through Sequatchie.”
• Calloway County, KY (near Almo) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $70,000
  “Trees and power lines were down across the north part of the county. Trees up to 4 feet in diameter were down in Murray, blocking several city streeets. High winds caused damage to several businesses along U.S. Highway 641.”

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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