Storm reports for June 30, 1997

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On June 30, 1997, 57 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Hughes 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 (57)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.4 million in property damage and $7 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (86 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Brown County, NE (near Johnstown) · Hail 2.00″ · $1.2 million
  “Scattered supercells with winds in excess of 60 mph moved southeast across North Central Nebraska . The severe thunderstorms produced large hail which severely damaged crops and property.”
• Mecosta County, MI (near Big Rapids) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A wet microburst downed nearly a dozen large trees and 5 utility poles in the city of Big Rapids. No structural damage was reported to homes or businesses, but downed trees damaged 3 vehicles.”
• Henderson County, TN (near Lexington) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “A huge oak tree, estimated to be 150 years old, was blown down and crushed a car.”
• Brown County, NE (near Ainsworth) · Hail 1.75″ · $4,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs.”
• Loup County, NE (near Taylor) · Thunderstorm wind · $4,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree.”
• Clark County, ID (near Dubois) · Tornado F0 · $3,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down taking shingles off a home and destroying a 24X30' shed. The tornado was observed by two people; one in the home damaged with another about 1/2 mile to the southeast.”

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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