Storm reports for June 25, 1997

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On June 25, 1997, 73 hail, 78 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Deuel County, NE.

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 (73)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8 million in property damage and $39 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (177 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lincoln County, NE (near Wallace) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.5 million
  “Thunderstorms with large hail and 60 mph winds damaged crops and property in a path across Southwest Nebraska.”
• Lincoln County, NE (near Wellfleet) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.5 million
  “Scattered thunderstorms with large hail and winds in excess of 60 mph destroyed crops and property in a path across Southwest Nebraska.”
• Kimball County, NE (near Kimball) · Hail 1.75″ · $1 million
  “6000 acres of crops damaged: several roads damaged.”
• Frontier County, NE (near Curtis) · Thunderstorm wind · $300,000
  “Wind and hail broke windows throughout Curtis. A center pivot irrigation system was blown over 2 miles northeast of Curtis.”
• Polk County, FL (near Lakeland) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $125,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts of 86 mph were observed at the Lakeland Municipal Airport. The thunderstorm winds flipped over a Cessna 152 trainer aircraft, damaged several others and damaged three hangers.”
• Hernando County, FL (near Brooksville) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds rolled a mobile home fifteen feet into a metal barn which caused severe damage to both the mobile home and barn. Several large oak trees were also uprooted at the damage site.”

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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