Storm reports for June 9, 1997

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On June 9, 1997, 66 hail, 32 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Wheeler County, TX.

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 (66)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $487,000 in property damage and $2.8 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (110 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wheeler County, TX (near Shamrock) · Hail 4.50″ · $250,000
  “Numerous reports of golfball to baseball size hail in Shamrock and there was extensive damage.”
• Grayson County, TX (near Pilot Grove) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Strong winds damaged the roofs of four homes.”
• Pontotoc County, OK (near Ada) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “One mobile home and ten barns were destroyed by severe thunderstorm winds. Numerous trees were blown down, blocking several roads.”
• Cleveland County, OK (near Norman) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds caused scattered damage along a path from southwest of Norman to south of Slaughterville. A survey conducted the following day (June 10th) by a National Weather Service meteorologist revealed a path extending along the South Canadian River from 2 miles southwest of Norman…”
• Fannin County, TX (near Nobility) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Strong winds blew the roof off a farm house and blew down trees.”
• Pontotoc County, OK (near Ada) · Thunderstorm wind · $12,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew two small barns away and damaged the roofs of several homes. Eleven power poles were blown down in Oakman and trees were downed across several roads.”

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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