Storm reports for July 21, 1997

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On July 21, 1997, 23 hail, 39 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Weld County, CO.

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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage, $23,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (80 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harris County, TX (near Tomball) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Possible microburst caused an untied trailer to overturn at the 12000 block of Tomball Pkwy & Old Fulton Rd. Billboard also down in the area.”
• Oklahoma County, OK (near Oklahoma City) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000 · 1 injury
  “A person was injured when a large tree fell on a mobile home at the intersection of NW 14th Street and Classen Boulevard.”
• Taos County, NM (near Taos) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “High winds ripped away a portion of the roof from the Hacienda Inn. No injuries were reported. The area of the hotel damaged had been closed for months.”
• Logan County, OK (near Crescent) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “The east side of town was hardest hit by severe thunderstorm winds. Several homes and businesses were damaged by falling trees, a railroad crossing light was blown down, a gas pump was blown over, and a carwash canopy was destroyed by the severe thunderstorm winds.”
• Stevens County, WA (near Kettle Falls) · Tornado F1 · $20,000
  “NWS Storm survey confirmed second tornado in Kettle Falls”
• Stevens County, WA (near Kettle Falls) · Tornado F1 · $20,000
  “NWS Storm survey confirmed tornado in Kettle Falls. Path was not continuous”

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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