Storm reports for July 3, 1997

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On July 3, 1997, 55 hail, 64 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 3.50″ (teacup size) in Stoddard County, MO.

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 $6 million in property damage, $450,000 in crop damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (140 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Butler County, MO (near Hendrickson) · Hail 2.50″ · $500,000
  “A severe thunderstorm tracked east-southeast across Butler County, producing hail up to baseball size from the northwest corner of the county through the Poplar Bluff area into east central parts of the county. Dents were up to 3 inches long on vehicles, and at least 15 windshields were broken.”
• Marshall County, KY (near Benton) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $200,000
  “A microburst with wind gusts estimated near 90 MPH blew down hundreds of trees. No injuries or deaths were reported, but a dog was found dead after the storm. A farmer lost 60 acres of soybeans to wind-driven hail.”
• Stoddard County, MO (near Dudley) · Hail 3.50″ · $50,000
  “A severe thunderstorm continued east from Butler County, producing a swath of large hail from Dudley to Dexter. A report of softball size hail was received from the Dudley area, where vehicles were damaged on U.S. 60. Golf ball hail occurred near Dexter.”
• Wayne County, MO (near Williamsville) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “A severe thunderstorm tracked across southern Wayne County, producing nickel to golf-ball size hail near the Butler County line.”
• Chenango County, NY (near Sherburne) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “A persistent thunderstorm cell that had produced wind damage earlier in the day across southern Seneca county intensified to severe levels once again over northeastern portions of Chenango county.”
• New Madrid County, MO (near Portageville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “The roof was blown off a trailer home. Tree limbs and small trees were 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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