Storm reports for August 22, 1997

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On August 22, 1997, 42 hail, 24 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Keya Paha 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 (42)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $390,000 in property damage and $5.8 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (75 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Divide County, ND (near Fortuna) · Hail 1.50″ · $100,000
  “late season hail storm moved from Fortuna to Noonan destroying everything in its path. 180 thousand acres of crops were either severely damaged or destroyed.”
• Otsego County, NY (near Middlefield) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Another isolated severe thunderstorm popped up over eastern portions of the county. Strong gusty winds downed trees and power lines in the towns of Middlefield and Cherry Valley.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Malaga) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Downbursting winds from a thunderstorm ripped a metal roof off a 15x30 ft storage building.”
• Caddo Parish, LA (near Shreveport Rgnl Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph
  “Numerous trees and powerlines were toppled. Portions of the city were left without power for up to two days.”
• Carter County, OK (near Wilson) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Winds blew over a swingset and blew tree limbs up to two inches in diameter from trees. Shingles were also blown off of homes.”
• Yuma County, AZ (near Tacna) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down six power poles.”

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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