Storm reports for July 10, 1997

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On July 10, 1997, 16 hail, 40 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Billings County, ND.

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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage and $30,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (62 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Renville County, ND (near Tolley) · Thunderstorm wind 98 mph · $700,000
  “Strong winds toppled 85 thousand bushel grain bin. The bin had 4 thousand bushel in it at the time. Another grain bin with more grain in it was severely dented toward the top of the bin.”
• Renville County, ND (near Glenburn) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees and outbuilding toppled. Also a grain bin was knocked over.”
• Mercer County, ND (near Golden Vly) · Tornado F0 · $35,000
  “Tornado touched down 2 N of Golden Valley and moved to the north before dissipating. Tornado destroyed a pole barn and an airplane hanger. Strangely the airplane in the hanger only received a few scratches.”
• McLean County, ND (near Turtle Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000
  “Strong winds destroyed a pole barn and garage 5 N Turtle Lake”
• Morton County, ND (near Mandan) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “Tree fell on house, causing considerable roof and siding damage.”
• Caddo County, OK (near Cogar) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds, probably associated with a thunderstorm downburst, blew the roof and patio off a trailer house. A light pole was also blown over onto a house and tin an 2x4 boards were forced into the ground.”

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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