Storm reports for September 8, 1997

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On September 8, 1997, 77 hail, 39 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Dixon County, NE.

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 (77)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $466,000 in property damage and $6.8 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (136 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gregory County, SD (near St Charles) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew over a large electrical transmission tower, leaving 750 people without power for four hours. The winds also blew over a semi-trailer and caused tree damage.”
• Minnehaha County, SD (near Sioux Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew in car windows and caused tree damage.”
• Brookings County, SD (near Bruce) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed a pole barn and damaged trees over a small area.”
• Chesapeake city, VA (near Chesapeake) · Hail 1.00″ · $5,000
  “One inch hail caused damage to a house roof and a car in the Walnut Green section of Chesapeake.”
• Franklin County, IL (near West Frankfort) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000
  “Large tree limbs and a large tree were blown down.”
• Graham County, KS (near St Peter) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1,000
  “Estimated 75 to 85 mph wind blew off quonset building door.”

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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