Storm reports for August 10, 1997

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On August 10, 1997, 6 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Oneida County, ID.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage and $50,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (32 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Taylor County, TX (near (Abi)Abilene Muni Ar) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $800,000
  “A brief but brisk storm knocked a few trees to the ground while disrupting power to a broad but shallow slice of north central Abilene. There was also significant damage at the Abilene airport. The wind lifted the roof off one large hangar and several aircraft were damaged.”
• Clark County, NV (near Boulder City) · Thunderstorm wind 91 mph · $75,000
  “Intense thunderstorm winds pummelled Boulder City uprooting and snapping numerous trees. The golf course alone reported 40 trees down. The Boulder City airport recorded a peak wind gust of 91 mph.”
• Jones County, TX (near Funston) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “Winds blew a tree onto a house and damaged a gas station. Power lines and power poles were also blown over.”
• Clark County, NV (near Henderson) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Damaging thunderstorm winds downed a 40 foot tree and snapped several power poles leaving up to 9,000 people in Henderson without electrical power for several hours.”
• Midland County, TX (near Midland) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Scattered damage was caused by a microburst along State Highway 158. Of note was the fact that the storms in the area were moving to the north but the most damaging winds blew debris to the south. A pole barn was blown across a couple of fields and dead trees were knocked down.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Plant City) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Thunderstorm winds toppled a large tree which downed a few power lines near the 1200 block of North Wheeler Street in Plant City.”

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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