Storm reports for July 27, 1997

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On July 27, 1997, 33 hail, 110 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Yankton 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage, $274,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (161 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kit Carson County, CO (near Stratton) · Hail 1.75″ · $500,000
  “Up to golfball size hail with 20 mph winds damaged roofs, windows, siding, and autos.”
• Holt County, MO (near Mound City) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “Mound City Police reported 2 semi-tractor trailers blown off the road just off an Interstate 29 exit. The were also several reports of large trees and power lines blown over and the roof torn off a shed in Mound City. Mound City police estimated the damage path to be a mile wide through town.”
• Hutchinson County, SD (near Parkston) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damages, and destroyed a fertilizer building and a barn near Menno.”
• Bon Homme County, SD (near Scotland) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, and blew out a large window. Minor damage occurred to homes, mainly from wind blown tree debris.”
• Isabella County, MI (near Shepherd) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “The Isabella County Emergency Operations Coordinator reported a $ 75,000 barn, off of North Shepherd Road between the U.S. Highway 27 overpass and Millbrook Road, was destroyed by straight-line thunderstorm winds. Most of the contents of the barn were lost.”
• Seneca County, NY (near Fayette) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “An isolated thunderstorm reached severe levels briefly along Cayuga Lake in eastern portions of the county. Strong winds downed many trees and power lines. Falling tree limbs caused minor damage to some boats anchored near the docks.”

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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