Storm reports for June 23, 1997

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On June 23, 1997, 25 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Shiawassee County, MI.

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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage and $50,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (63 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Weld County, CO (near Greeley) · Hail 1.50″ · $3.1 million
  “Large hail, up to golfball size, hammered the Greeley area causing extensive damage. Estimates included $2.25 million to homes with another $840,000 in automobile claims.”
• Perkins County, SD (near Meadow) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $5,000
  “Crops were destroyed from wind driven hail.”
• Tishomingo County, MS (near Belmont) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Several houses suffered roof damage. Several trees and power lines were knocked down. Some of the trees damaged a carport and a porch.”
• Jasper County, MS (near Heidelberg) · Thunderstorm wind · $4,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Ingham County, MI (near Mason) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Ingham County Central Dispatch reported several trees downed around Mason.”
• Lafayette County, MS (near Oxford) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Part of a building's copper roofing was rolled back. Several trees and power lines were knocked down.”

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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