Storm reports for April 22, 1997

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On April 22, 1997, 138 hail, 175 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Cobb 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 (138)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $16.8 million in property damage, $737,000 in crop damage and 31 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (348 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Horry County, SC (near Conway) · Tornado F1 · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “ONE INFANT HOSPITALIZED TO HAVE SPLINTERS REMOVED, TWO HOUSES SUFFERED DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREES, NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN”
• Dallas County, AL (near Selma) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm wind blew off part of a garage roof and knocked several trees down and onto roofs. One man sustained a broken hip and leg in the storm when a tree fell onto the garage that he was standing in.”
• Barbour County, AL (near Clio) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Poles were snapped, power lines were downed, and trees were snapped and uprooted. Widespread damage was also reported throughout the county. There was one injury due to a tree falling on a car. Clio is in the southwest part of the county.”
• Montgomery County, AL (near Montgomery) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $9,000 · 1 injury
  “Trees were blown down and signs along I-65 were blown down. One child was injured when a tree fell on him.”
• Caddo Parish, LA (near North Shreveport) · Thunderstorm wind 115 mph · $10 million
  “Strong downburst winds (macroburst) toppled numerous trees and powerlines. Numerous homes were also damaged from the toppled trees and over 70,000 homes and business suffered power outages. Also damaged were eleven hangers and five light airplanes at the downtown airport in Shreveport.”
• Lincoln Parish, LA (near Ruston) · Hail 1.75″ · $250,000
  “Hail damaged cars and roofs and the largest peach orchard in Lincoln Parish.”

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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