Storm reports for March 27, 1997

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On March 27, 1997, 39 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 3.75″ (teacup size) in Tulsa County, OK.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $34,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (69 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kingfisher County, OK (near Hennessey) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Severe winds from a collapsing thunderstorm toppled a stationary tractor-trailer rig. Damage to the truck was estimated at $30,000.”
• Blaine County, OK (near Watonga) · Tornado F0 · $1,000
  “A brief tornado, probably a landspout, struck a barn just northeast of Watonga. Nearby witnesses described a white funnel that touched down for about 5 seconds and threw tin from the barn into the air. The barn lost its roof and two of its sides.”
• Delaware County, OK (near Jay) · Hail 1.25″
  “A severe thunderstorm moved across Creek, Tulsa, Wagoner, Rogers, Mayes, and Delaware Counties of northeast Oklahoma during the evening of March 27th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 65 miles an hour at the intersection of Interstate 44 and 129th East Avenue in the city of Tulsa and to 60 miles an…”
• Washington County, AR (near Brentwood) · Hail 0.88″
  “A severe thunderstorm produced nickel size hail at Brentwood.”
• Benton County, AR (near Maysville) · Hail 0.88″
  “A severe thunderstorm produced nickel size hail at Maysville.”

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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