Storm reports for August 30, 1997

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On August 30, 1997, 6 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Marion County, IL.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $72,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (19 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jasper County, SC (near Hardeeville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Trees and limbs down on cars. Power lines down”
• Santa Rosa County, FL (near Jay) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “Winds from a thunderstorm blew several trees down along HWY 4 west of Jay. The thunderstorm then moved southeast and a microburst blew a barn down 4 miles southwest of Jay. The storm continued moving southeast and outflow from the storm then damaged a house about 6 miles south of Jay.”
• Clay County, FL (near Orange Park) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Windows were blown out of an office building. Cars were damaged.”
• Marion County, FL (near Ocala) · Thunderstorm wind · $4,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a swath 21/2-3 miles in length of trees. Two walls were blown down at a construction site.”
• Duval County, FL (near Jacksonville) · Thunderstorm wind · $4,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Duval County, FL (near Jacksonville) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down. A roof was blown off a mobile home in the Pine Breeze area.”

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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