Oregon, 1997

Hail and Waterspout in Oregon, September 2 to 14, 1997

September 2 to 14, 1997 · NWS MFR · 8 events in 3 counties and zones

7 hail, 1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$2.1 million
Events
8

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

7 hail, 1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jackson

When
September 2, 8:09 PM PST
Where
Jackson County, 5 mi SE of (Mfr)medford Arpt
Measured
1.5 in hail
Crop damage
$2.1 million
Coordinates
42.330, -122.800

Up to 1-1/2 inch hail caused widespread damage to the pear crop from Phoenix to east Medford.

Hail, Jackson

When
September 2, 8:18 PM PST
Where
Jackson County, 2 mi E of (Mfr)medford Arpt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.380, -122.830

3/4 inch hail.

Hail, Jackson

When
September 2, 8:20 PM PST
Where
Jackson County, 2 mi E of (Mfr)medford Arpt
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.380, -122.830

1 inch hail.

Hail, Jackson

When
September 2, 8:30 PM PST
Where
Jackson County, 1 mi E of (Mfr)medford Arpt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.380, -122.850

3/4 inch hail.

Hail, Josephine

When
September 10, 1:37 AM PST to 1:45 AM PST
Where
Josephine County, 7 mi SW of Grants Pass
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
42.370, -123.420

1-1/4 inch hail.

Hail, Josephine

When
September 10, 1:40 AM PST
Where
Josephine County, Grants Pass
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.430, -123.320

3/4-1 inch hail covered the ground.

Hail, Josephine

When
September 10, 1:41 AM PST
Where
Josephine County, Grants Pass
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.430, -123.320

3/4 inch hail. Storm knocked out power to about 75 residences.

Waterspout, Curry

When
September 14, 6:18 PM PST
Where
Curry County, 5 mi N of Gold Beach
Coordinates
42.467, -124.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Waterspout dissipated before reaching shore.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Waterspout
A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5619767, 5619768, 5619769, 5619770, 5619771, 5619772, 5619773, 5619774.