Storm reports for June 24, 1997

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On June 24, 1997, 63 hail, 121 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Decatur County, KS.

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 (63)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage, $2.5 million in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (199 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Russell County, KS (near Russell) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “TWO TRAILERS FLIPPED OVER, TREES & POWER LINES DOWNED.”
• Russell County, KS (near Russell) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $25,000
  “MOBILE HOME DEMOLISHED. PICKUP TRUCK & STORAGE SHED DAMAGED.”
• Dunn County, WI (near Menomonie) · Tornado F1 · $22,000
  “Shed destroyed. Corn stalks driven into the seams of house siding.”
• Charlotte County, FL (near Placida) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “A boat was capsized by thunderstorm winds near Don Pedro and Little Gasparilla islands.”
• Isabella County, MI (near Winn) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Straight-line winds blew down a barn along Fremont Road in Rolland Township. Large pieces of sheet metal from the barn could be found nearly 3/4 mile to the north.”
• Curry County, NM (near Clovis Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $10,000
  “A small and generally dry thunderstorm produced a microburst which downed 5 power poles in western Clovis and damaged trees at the Municipal Golf Course.”

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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