Storm reports for July 20, 1997

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On July 20, 1997, 12 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Stillwater County, MT.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $179,000 in property damage and $12,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (41 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ford County, KS (near Kingsdown) · Thunderstorm wind · $8,000
  “One half mile of power poles blown down.”
• Texas County, MO (near Cabool) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph downed several large trees and power lines in the northern sections of town. A portable sign was blown over damaging a car windshield.”
• Anson County, NC (near Wadesboro) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph
  “LARGE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON HWY 109 BETWEEN WADESBORO AND LOWRYS.”
• Cumberland County, NC (near Fayetteville) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “POPE AIR FORCE BASE RECORDED A 64 MPH WIND GUST.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Owasso) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A severe thunderstorm moved slowly north northwest through Tulsa County and produced large hail and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds up to 70 miles an hour downed trees, power lines, and fences in Broken Arrow, mainly between 71st and 101st Streets South and between 145th and 161st East Avenue…”

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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