Storm reports for June 19, 1997

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On June 19, 1997, 67 hail, 62 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Jones 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 (67)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.9 million in property damage, $6.7 million in crop damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (141 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hanson County, SD (near Alexandria) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $1.2 million · 3 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage to homes, trailers, barns, other structures, trees, and vehicles at the Oak Lane Hutterite colony south of Alexandria. Three people were injured when their trailer home was flipped and damaged.”
• Sheridan County, NE (near Gordon) · Hail 1.25″ · $250,000
  “Thunderstorm winds in excess of 60 mph damaged roofs and blew a tree over which landed on a parked vehicle in the town of Gordon.”
• Cuming County, NE (near Wisner) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $56,000
  “A roof blown off a building in Wisner. A machine shed and barn destroyed by high winds in Beemer. Numerous trees down. Part of a tree fell on a home near Beemer causing minor damage.”
• Stanton County, NE (near Stanton) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $16,000
  “An equipment shed at Pilger Park was crushed by a falling tree. Numerous other trees and power lines were downed. A barn was destroyed by high winds. Power lines were ripped off houses.”
• Turner County, SD (near Parker) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds toppled a few trees, one of which damaged a car when it fell; and broke large branches from other trees. The winds also caused damage to power lines, resulting in power outages; and overturned and damaged several crop irrigators.”
• Broward County, FL (near Dania) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “palm trees and power lines down. small hail also reported.”

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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