Storm reports for August 5, 1997

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On August 5, 1997, 43 hail, 36 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Johnston County, NC.

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 (43)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $914,000 in property damage and $6.8 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (89 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Warren County, NC (near Inez) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “A LARGE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A DOWNBURST ALONG A MILE STRETCH OF SR 1640, FROM INEZ TO BETHLEHEM. TWO MOBILE HOMES WERE DESTROYED, 12 OTHER DWELLINGS WERE DAMAGED. ONE MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. SR 1640 WAS BLOCKED BY NUMEROUS FALLEN TREES.”
• Cass County, ND (near Fargo) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “The strong wind blew down a building under construction. The Fargo ASOS recorded a peak wind of 41 knots.”
• Cass County, ND (near Page) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “The strong wind blew down a garage and many trees.”
• Yavapai County, AZ (near Chino Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Strong Thunderstorm wind caused some damage in the Chino Valley area. Electrical power was knocked out when lightning hit a transformer. The power outage lasted 30 minutes. A cabana was torn off a trailer home.”
• Yavapai County, AZ (near Prescott) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $2,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several telephone poles.”
• Traverse County, MN (near Browns Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down along with several other branches.”

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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