Storm reports for June 13, 1997

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On June 13, 1997, 90 hail, 221 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Lamar 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 (90)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.3 million in property damage, $331,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (345 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Muhlenberg County, KY (near Greenville) · Tornado F2 · $120,000 · 2 injuries
  “The tornado tracked through wooded farmlands, so damage was relatively light. The most severe damage occurred to a mobile home and a log home located about 500 feet apart. The mobile home practically disintegrated.”
• Caddo Parish, LA (near Vivian) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $2 million · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorms moved across extreme northwest Caddo Parish downing numerous trees and powerlines. The entire town of Vivian was left without power and Highway 1 from Vivian to Rodessa was closed due to tree blockage.”
• Titus County, TX (near Mt Pleasant) · Thunderstorm wind 115 mph · $1.5 million · 1 injury
  “Severe thunderstorms moved from Franklin County to the west across Titus county producing macroburst damage about 5 miles in width across the entire length of the county. The winds knocked down numerous trees and powerlines leaving the entire town without power.”
• Morris County, TX (near Daingerfield) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $850,000
  “Winds reported by Storm Spotters. Roofs were torn from homes and businesses with numerous pines were snapped and fell onto homes and power lines. So many power lines were topped that power outages lasted for several weeks in many areas. Power companies from Dallas-Ft.”
• Christian County, KY (near Herndon) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $200,000
  “Microbursts associated with a line of thunderstorms caused extensive damage at several locations in Christian County. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service determined wind speeds reached 70 to 75 MPH in the primary microburst which occurred in Hopkinsville.”
• Cass County, TX (near Linden) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $170,000
  “Severe thunderstorms which produced so much damage across northeast Texas continued to move east into Cass County. Numerous trees and power lines were toppled. A total of 50 telephone poles were broken in the city smashing cars and homes. Plenty of warning was received that no injuries occurred.”

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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