Storm reports for September 10, 1997

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On September 10, 1997, 33 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in DeKalb County, GA.

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 (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $62,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (52 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Durham County, NC (near Durham) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN DURHAM AND SOUTH OF TOWN. POWER WAS OUT FOR MORE THAN 5000 HOMES. A CAR AND A HOME WERE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES.”
• Smyth County, VA (near Saltville) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged signs, buildings, and patio furniture, broke off tree limbs, and uprooted trees 3 miles southeast of Saltville. A sign fell on and damaged a car at an auto dealership.”
• DeSoto County, FL (near Arcadia) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds of 45 to 50 mph partially removed the light weight roof of a home on Windy Pine Avenue in Arcadia.”
• Terrebonne Parish, LA (near Houma) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “The office of Emergency Preparedness reported two houses damaged by downed trees. Damaged transformers caused extensive power outages and resulted in several fires.”
• Taylor County, GA (near Reynolds) · Hail 1.00″ · $1,000
  “Quarter sized hail caused damage to a vehicle.”
• Meriwether County, GA (near Warm Spgs) · Hail 1.00″ · $1,000
  “An off-duty National Weather Service employee reported that quarter sized hail covered the ground.His car windows were broken by the hail.”

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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