Storm reports for March 2, 1997

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On March 2, 1997, 25 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Henderson County, TX.

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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.1 million in property damage, 10 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (47 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Le Flore County, OK (near Poteau) · Hail 0.75″
  “A severe thunderstorm produced quarter size hail 2 miles south of Wister and 1 mile northeast of Wister and dime size hail 1 mile north of Poteau.”
• Madison County, AR (near St Paul) · Hail 0.75″
  “Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in northwest Arkansas during the afternoon of March 2nd. The storms produced quarter size hail 5 miles south of Fort Smith, nickel size hail at Mulberry, and dime size hail 4 miles east of Hackett and at St. Paul.”

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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