Storm reports for May 24, 1997

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On May 24, 1997, 62 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Cheyenne County, KS.

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 (62)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $83,000 in property damage and $74,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (89 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kimball County, NE (near Kimball) · Hail 1.50″ · $10,000
  “Ping Pong ball sized hail fell in southwest Kimball County.”
• Kimball County, NE (near Kimball) · Hail 1.50″ · $10,000
  “A second storm dumped Ping Pong ball sized hail and very heavy rain within 2 miles of the location that received 1.5 inch hail an hour earlier.”
• Falls County, TX (near Lott) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Strong winds removed the roof of a shed, and blew down trees and power lines.”
• Scurry County, TX (near Snyder) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Strong winds knocked down utility poles in Snyder. An outflow boundary moving eastward across the South Plains and northern Permian Basin exploded into a line of severe storms as the boundary moved into rich moisture.”
• Baker County, FL (near Macclenny) · Thunderstorm wind · $8,000
  “A portion of a farm supply business was destroyed.”
• Fayette County, TX (near Schulenburg) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Severe winds blew over trees and power lines in Schulenburg.”

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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