Storm reports for July 1, 1997

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On July 1, 1997, 55 hail, 101 damaging-wind and 19 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Berrien 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 (55)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $22.2 million in property damage, $1.9 million in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (198 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sherburne County, MN (near Big Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 109 mph · 1 injury
  “Five airplanes overturned at local airport. Roof blown off lumberyard, injurying a motorist. Fire hall doors blown off. Hundreds of trees blown down. Roofs ripped off numerous structures including middle school, apartment building and hardware store. Traffic lights down. Restaurant destroyed.”
• Carver County, MN (near Young America) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 injury
  “Barn collapse. Trailer home moved 20 feet. Woman inside trailer received minor injuries. Numerous trees down. Estimated windspeed.”
• Rusk County, WI (near Sheldon) · Tornado F1 · 1 injury
  “Tornado touched down just south of a northern branch of Holcomb Flowage near the entrance to Deer Tail Creek. The tornado proceeded to cross the flowage and strike a farmstead, ripping the roof off a farmhouse and causing one injury.”
• Wright County, MN (near Monticello) · Thunderstorm wind 109 mph · $20 million
  “While several tornadoes converged on the southern edge of town, hurricane force winds battered the northern portions. The intersection of Interstate 94 and highway 25 was hardest hit by downburst winds resulting in extensive roof damage. Every tree in Ellison Park damaged.”
• Swift County, MN (near Benson) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “Three 50,000 bushel grain bins blown onto highway. Wall collapse at ethanol plant. Damage estimate for entire county.”
• Lac qui Parle County, MN (near Madison) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $400,000
  “Barn blown down, killing one horse. Tree and shed damage. Approximately 8 miles of wind damage. Estimated windspeed.”

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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