Storm reports for June 8, 1997

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On June 8, 1997, 6 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Panola County, MS.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $86,000 in property damage and $30,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (15 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Schleicher County, TX (near Eldorado) · Tornado F1 · $35,000
  “Brief tornado touchdown. Trees uprooted.”
• Schleicher County, TX (near Eldorado) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Winds blew down large tree branches in the town of Eldorado.”
• Llano County, TX (near Llano) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Texas Department of Transportation personnel reported several trees blown down in the Llano area.”
• Panola County, MS (near Como) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Trees and power lines were knocked down in Como, about 4 miles north of Batesville and just north and west of Sardis.”
• Panola County, MS (near Crenshaw) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down between Crenshaw and Como.”
• Midland County, TX (near Midland) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “60 mph winds reported by a SKYWARN spotter in Midland.”

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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