Storm reports for June 22, 1997

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On June 22, 1997, 81 hail, 109 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 3.50″ (teacup size) in Winnebago County, IA.

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 (81)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.5 million in property damage, $26.9 million in crop damage, 1 injury and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (236 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lee County, FL (near Cape Coral) · Tornado F0 · $214,000
  “A waterspout moved onshore as a tornado near SE 28th Street and SE 24th Place in Cape Coral and moved northwest. The tornado caused minor to moderate roof, carport, lanai, boat, power line and tree damage in the heavily residential area of eastern Cape Coral.”
• Hood County, TX (near Granbury) · Thunderstorm wind · $125,000
  “Strong winds damaged a house and a mobile home, overturned two mobile homes, and damaged several barns.”
• Lincoln County, MN (near Lake Benton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage and other minor property damage in much of Lincoln County.”
• Lincoln County, MN (near Lake Benton) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Large hail devastated crops in most of Lincoln County. An estimated 180 thousand acres of crops were affected, with 80 thousand acres totally destroyed.”
• Lyon County, MN (near Minneota) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Large hail devastated about 40 thousand acres of crops in western Lyon County. The area just south of Minneota was the most affected.”
• Comanche County, TX (near De Leon) · Tornado F0 · $70,000
  “A tornado removed the roof from a mobile home, destroyed 3 barns and downed trees.”

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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