Storm reports for August 14, 1997

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On August 14, 1997, 32 hail, 82 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Cedar County, NE.

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 (32)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage, $6.3 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (130 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pinal County, AZ (near Casa Blanca) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · 1 injury
  “The second of two microbursts struck Casa Blanca, this one with more fury. It produced damage in the vicinity of Southern Road and Ruins Road, and destroyed three trailers, snapped eight power poles, knocked down trees, and caused minor injuries to one individual.”
• Holt County, NE (near O Neill) · Hail 2.00″ · $1 million
  “Widespread hail damage occurred to automobiles in the city of O Neill.”
• Pierce County, NE (near Pierce) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Roof blown off a trailer home along Highway 81 near the Pierce/Madison county line.”
• Newton County, GA (near Covington) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines all over town in Covington and in Newton county. Some structures were damaged as trees feell on them. The time was estimated from a newspaper article.”
• Jackson County, MO (near Kansas City) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “The Kansas City Fire Department reported downed trees from thunderstorm winds at 126th and Holmes.”
• Boyd County, NE (near Lynch) · Thunderstorm wind · $6,000
  “Large tree branches were blown down by thunderstorm winds.”

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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