Storm reports for June 17, 1997

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On June 17, 1997, 17 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Pend Oreille County, WA.

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 (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.7 million in property damage, $100,000 in crop damage, 11 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (84 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harris County, TX (near Houston) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $30,000 · 6 injuries
  “6 minor injuries due to flying broken glass at One Shell Plaza in downtown Houston.”
• Christian County, KY (near Oak Grove) · Tornado F1 · $200,000 · 2 injuries
  “Several eyewitnesses including at least a half dozen policemen or firemen had nearly identical reports of very narrow rope shaped vortices descending to the ground briefly.”
• Harris County, TX (near Houston) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $30,000 · 2 injuries
  “2 minor injuries due to flying broken glass at 500 Jefferson St. in downtown Houston.”
• Nueces County, TX (near Banquete) · Tornado F1 · $80,000 · 1 injury
  “Sheriff and public report of a tornado. The tornado flipped over a vehicle and caused structuraldamage to homes. One man was injured with minor facial lacerations from flying debris and glass.”
• Vanderburgh County, IN (near Evansville) · Tornado F1 · $500,000
  “The tornado occurred in a densely populated suburban area called North Park, about 2 miles northwest of downtown Evansville. There were many witnesses, so the event was well documented by photographers and eyewitnesses.”
• Galveston County, TX (near Kemah) · Thunderstorm wind · $160,000
  “Pwerlines down in San Leon and Baycliff. Roof blown off shed 6 miles south of the Kemah bridge. Roof on Spillway Pier blown off with debris damaging 2 cars.”

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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