Storm reports for June 14, 1997

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On June 14, 1997, 60 hail, 110 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Meade County, SD.

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 (60)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.2 million in property damage, $399,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (201 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Craven County, NC (near Bridgeton) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph · 1 injury
  “Two foot diameter tree knocked down into bleachers.”
• Fisher County, TX (near Roby) · Thunderstorm wind · $300,000
  “Strong winds blew down telephone and power poles. Some of the utility poles were pulled right out of the ground. Livestock trailers were thrown around.”
• Callahan County, TX (near Baird) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “The metal roof of the city hall building was picked up by the winds and landed 250 yards away. There was also wind damage to some nearby housing units. A few power lines were blown down.”
• Nolan County, TX (near Roscoe) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “Winds uprooted trees, downed power lines, and damaged roofs in northern Nolan County.”
• Jones County, TX (near Hamlin) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $200,000
  “Strong winds destroyed a warehouse, ripped off a portion of a carwash, tore the roof off of a downtown store building, toppled a tall sign and a church steeple, and blew down some trees and power lines.”
• Tom Green County, TX (near San Angelo) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “A severe wind and hail storm damaged roofs in the community of Grape Creek.”

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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