Storm reports for July 29, 1997

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On July 29, 1997, 10 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Orange 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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $372,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (34 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Haskell County, TX (near Rochester) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A downburst destroyed barns, blew down trees and power lines, and damaged homes.”
• Highlands County, FL (near Sebring) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Five homes suffered minor to moderate roof and structural damage, along with major porch damage, on Indian Boulevard on the north side of Lake Charlotte from thunderstorm downburst winds. Thunderstorm winds also damaged trees and potted plants on Orange Blossom Boulevard near State Road 66.”
• Randall County, TX (near Canyon) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “Wind damage at Bell Street and Rockwell Road with power lines down and damage to trailers, cars, and sheds.”
• Richland County, SC (near Columbia) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $22,000
  “A severe thunderstorm blew down a couple of trees on homes on Murray Street causing some damage.”
• Johnston County, OK (near Tishomingo) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a gas meter, destroyed a dugout at the Tishomingo ballpark, and blew the roof off a mobile home north of town.”
• Lyon County, NV (near Fernley) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $2,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced an estimated wind gust to 65 kts in Fernley. Tree limbs and a phone line were reported down. Power outages also occurred in the area. Alternate Highway 50 was closed briefly due to blowing dust.”

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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