Storm reports for July 18, 1997

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On July 18, 1997, 37 hail, 195 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 27 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Park County, WY.

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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage, $500,000 in crop damage, 49 injuries and 4 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (258 events in 27 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kenosha County, WI (near Twin Lakes) · Thunderstorm wind · $1 million · 9 injuries
  “Nine thousand people were evacuated moments before wet-micorburst winds estimated to 80 mph blew down a stage at the Country Thunder Music Festival. The stage was lifted up and twisted by the winds. Fying debis damaged parked vehicles, and many chairs were scrambled.”
• Will County, IL (near Mokena) · Tornado F1 · 2 injuries
  “A tornado was observed along a 2-mile path in a northwest to southeast track from about I-80 at 104th Avenue across 191st Street, across Rt 45 into the Arbury Hills Subdivision east of Mokena.”
• Luzerne County, PA (near East Berwick) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $125,000
  “A severe thunderstorm crossed into southern sections of the county. Numerous treees and wires were downed along the storm's path. In the towns of East Berwick and Conyngham, many trees and wires were felled.”
• Van Wert County, OH (near Dixon) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $75,000
  “Two barns were severely damaged, a grain bin was destroyed, and a three car garage was moved one foot off its foundation just east of Dixon. Also, numerous trees were downed This storm also produced up to golf ball size hail near Van Wert.”
• Allen County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $40,000
  “Two campers were overturned, a barn was damaged, and numerous trees and power lines were downed.”
• Franklin County, OH (near Dublin) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “A storm left a long narrow path of damage across the county. Numerous trees and power lines were downed and an office trailer was overturned.”

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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