Storm reports for October 5, 1997

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On October 5, 1997, 6 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Yellow Medicine County, MN.

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 $2.9 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (27 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Schoolcraft County, MI (near Cooks) · Thunderstorm wind 115 mph · $600,000
  “A bow echo moved rapidly east through Delta and Schoolcraft Counties producing a series of damaging microbursts. The damaging winds started around Rock and proceeded east in a 12 mile wide swath that included Rapid River, Maplewood, and Garden Corners in Delta County; and Cooks, Thompson, Indian…”
• Schoolcraft County, MI (near Cooks) · Hail 1.00″ · $100,000
  “Hail damaged several homes and vehicle in the city of Manistique.”
• Delta County, MI (near Garden Corners) · Tornado F1 · $3,000
  “Brief tornado touchdown left pine trees 15-20 inches in diameter uprooted. A camp suffered structural damage to small building.”
• Marquette County, MI (near Arnold) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “20 trees averaging 16 inches in diameter uprooted.”
• Emmet County, MI (near Carp Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Numerous trees of various sizes were downed.”
• Cheboygan County, MI (near Cheboygan) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Numerous trees of various sizes were downed.”

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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