Storm reports for May 25, 1997

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On May 25, 1997, 71 hail, 37 damaging-wind and 53 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Garvin 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 (71)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.8 million in property damage, $75,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (173 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McClain County, OK (near Purcell) · Tornado F2 · $900,000 · 2 injuries
  “This description was taken almost entirely, and with minimal editing, from a damage survey conducted Monday May 26th (Memorial Day), the day after the tornado, by a National Weather Service meteorologist.This tornado, rated F2, began 5 miles east of Criner, or 7 miles west-southwest of downtown…”
• Cooke County, TX (near Muenster) · Tornado F2 · $100,000
  “A tornado blew over a 1500 lb pumpjack, snapped 25 power poles, destroyed several barns, damaged roofs, and damaged or destroyed numerous trees.”
• Stephens County, OK (near Duncan) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “A tornado was observed about 3 miles south of Duncan and 1 mile east of Highway 81 by storm spotters. At this location (on "Old Highway 81"), a travel trailer was destroyed, a roof was blown off a large workshop, a brick home was damaged by a falling tree, and a van was damaged.”
• Grady County, OK (near Tabler) · Tornado F1 · $24,000
  “This description, with very minimal editing, was taken from a damage survey conducted by a National Weather Service meteorologist on Monday May 26th (Memorial Day), the day after the tornado occurred.This tornado, rated F1, began 3 miles northeast of Tabler at 15:14 CST and tracked just south of…”
• Montague County, TX (near Dye Mound) · Tornado F1 · $15,000
  “A tornado destroyed two barns and a carport.”
• St. Martin Parish, LA (near Breaux Bridge) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “Hail as large as golfballs pounded the Breaux Bridge area.”

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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