Storm reports for August 24, 1997

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On August 24, 1997, 16 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Johnson County, IN.

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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $724,000 in property damage and $17,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (36 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Champaign County, IL (near Mahomet) · Thunderstorm wind · $700,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage as they moved through the western portions of Champaign County. Several trees were blown over and an air conditioning unit was blown off of its concrete base in Mahomet. Also, a trampoline was blown 30 feet in the air and landed in a nearby tree.”
• Duval County, FL (near Jacksonville) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Alachua County, FL (near Gainesville East) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Umatilla County, OR (near Umatilla) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Oregon Port of Entry reported a thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph.”
• Adams County, IL (near Fowler) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph
  “A volunteer firefighter reported 60 mph wind gusts in Fowler along with minor tree damage.”
• Umatilla County, OR (near Pendleton) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph
  “Thunderstorm wind gusted to 59 mph at the Pendleton Airport.”

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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