Storm reports for July 22, 1997

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On July 22, 1997, 35 hail, 40 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Todd County, SD.

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

Hail reports (35)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $402,000 in property damage and $88,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (82 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Garland County, AR (near Mountain Pine) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused significant damage to parts of a marina at the Brady Mountain Resort area on Lake Ouachita. A new section of the marina was destroyed, and an older section sustained minor damage. Some trees were also blown down.”
• Cherry County, NE (near Merriman) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds and hail broke windshields and blew large tree limbs down.”
• Greene County, TN (near Afton) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “County dispatch and WJHL TV station reported roof damage at West Pine Elementary School just off I-81 exit 44. Several trees down.”
• Pittsburg County, OK (near Krebs) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds which destroyed a concrete outbuilding and damaged another building in the northwest part of the town of Krebs.”
• Webster County, KY (near Onton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Two chicken houses under construction were knocked to the ground, and two others were damaged. Construction workers were inside at the time, but no one was injured.”
• Lee County, AL (near Opelika) · Tornado F0 · $12,000
  “What was believed to be a weak tornado touched down briefly near the intersection of US 280 and Interstate 85 moving northerly for about 3- tenths of a mile. Damage was minimal.”

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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