Storm reports for September 1, 1997

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On September 1, 1997, 9 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Pine County, MN.

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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $54,000 in property damage and $25,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (31 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pima County, AZ (near Sahuarita) · Thunderstorm wind 89 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of the high school and trees were uprooted throughout town.”
• Clark County, NV (near Cottonwood Lndg) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorms rolling across The Lake Mead National Recreation Area knocked trees down at Cottonwood Cove and dumped heavy rain on Las Vegas Bay and Callville Bay.”
• Harrison County, MS (near Gulfport) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged a roof at a lumber yard.”
• San Bernardino County, CA (near Twenty Nine Palms) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph
  “Three gusts of 90 knots (104 mph) were reported at the Twentynine Palms Airport.”
• San Bernardino County, CA (near Twenty Nine Palms) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph
  “A thunderstorm wind gust of 86 mph was recorded at Twentynine Palms Airport.”
• Pottawattamie County, IA (near Underwood) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Strong thunderstorm winds damaged a county building.”

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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