Storm reports for September 15, 1997

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On September 15, 1997, 8 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Texas County, MO.

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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $193,000 in property damage and $1,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (26 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Collin County, TX (near Anna) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “Strong winds destroyed a barn, damaged a house and a pickup truck, and blew down large trees and power lines.”
• Tillamook County, OR (near Garibaldi) · Tornado F0 · $40,000
  “A weak tornado touched down in Garibaldi and moved a mobile home 2 feet in the air and dropped it about 3 feet off of it's foundation.”
• Wise County, TX (near Rhome) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Strong winds destroyed a metal building. Debris from the building damaged a truck and a house.”
• Slope County, ND (near Amidon) · Thunderstorm wind 143 mph · $15,000
  “strong downburst winds developed 20 miles northwest of Amidon on the Logging Creek Ranch where between 300 and 400 Ponderosa Pines were knocked down or tore in half. 4 miles south of the logging camp a rancher had 2 roofs blown off of sheds and his steel wind mill was doubled over in half.”
• Dunn County, ND (near Halliday) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $15,000
  “strong winds moved into Mahto Bay on Lake Sakakawea. Numerous cabins had roofs torn off. There were also some that had decks damaged from falling tree branches. A few boats were capsized or flipped over from the high winds.”
• Onslow County, NC (near Jacksonville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Dime size hail and gusts to 60 mph were reported on Gum Branch Road. Torrential rains of between 2 and 3 1/2 inches flooded several streets in the city.”

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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