Storm reports for August 8, 1997

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On August 8, 1997, 9 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Powder River 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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $88,000 in property damage, $125,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (32 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gila County, AZ (near Payson) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $4,000 · 3 injuries
  “A large tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds and fell down on a car in the community of Christopher Creek. Inside the car one person was seriously injured and 2 small children received minor injuries.”
• Daniels County, MT (near Four Buttes) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds destoryed a house trailer and flattened soon to be combined wheat. One field of corn was completely stripped of its leaves.”
• Neshoba County, MS (near Philadelphia) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “A chicken house and a tractor shed were destroyed. Four large trees were blown down.”
• Mohave County, AZ (near Bullhead City) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “The Bullhead City Fire Department reported damaging winds resulting in broken tree branches, downed power lines, awnings torn off mobile homes and a blown down shed.”
• Mohave County, AZ (near Bullhead City) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $5,000
  “The Mohave County Sheriff's Office reported sustained winds at an estimated 60 mph, with gusts up to 75 mph, over an area extending from the Mohave Valley to Lake Havasu City, AZ. Visibilities were reduced to zero and some homes in Lake Havasu City sustained minor damage to roofs and windows.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Ajo) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused roof damage to two buildings and several signs were blown over.”

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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