Storm reports for August 23, 1997

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On August 23, 1997, 30 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Dunn County, WI.

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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $823,000 in property damage and $258,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (52 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bexar County, TX (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “High winds knocked over trees, tore branches from other trees, and downed power poles across mainly the northern part of San Antonio. Power was reported out to nearly 10,000 persons for over 1 1/2 hours as a result of the storm.”
• Todd County, MN (near Gutches Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Large branches down on east side of Lake Osakis. Estimated windspeed.”
• Dunn County, WI (near Meridean) · Hail 1.75″
  “Severe hail damage to thousands of acres of crops around Spring Brook township. Car damage also reported.”
• Douglas County, MN (near Osakis) · Hail 1.00″
  “Hail piled up in small drifts. Gardens and crops damaged by wind driven hail.”
• Coconino County, AZ (near Page) · Hail 0.75″
  “0.75 inch diameter hail reported by the public.”
• Bannock County, ID (near Chubbuck) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime-size hail and slightly larger observed at the north end of Chubbuck.”

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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