1997 storm reports by day

In 1997, 7,662 hail, 9,006 damaging-wind and 1,148 tornado reports logged on 285 storm days. The largest reported hail was 5.50″, and the most hail reports came on May 1, 1997 (166).

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

Hail reports by month, 1997

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Months: January February March April May June July August September October November December

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Day	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail	States
Dec 31, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Dec 29, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Dec 27, 1997	0	5	0	–	2
Dec 26, 1997	1	0	3	0.75″	2
Dec 24, 1997	0	0	3	–	1
Dec 23, 1997	15	29	0	1.75″	4
Dec 22, 1997	0	0	1	–	1
Dec 21, 1997	0	0	1	–	1
Dec 20, 1997	1	2	0	0.75″	2
Dec 10, 1997	0	0	1	–	1
Dec 9, 1997	5	1	1	0.88″	3
Dec 8, 1997	0	0	1	–	1
Dec 7, 1997	1	7	0	1.00″	3
Dec 6, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Dec 3, 1997	0	4	0	–	1
Dec 2, 1997	0	5	1	–	3
Nov 30, 1997	28	2	0	1.75″	4
Nov 29, 1997	1	1	0	0.75″	2
Nov 28, 1997	1	0	3	0.75″	2
Nov 27, 1997	2	0	0	0.75″	1
Nov 26, 1997	0	3	2	–	1
Nov 25, 1997	0	2	0	–	1
Nov 22, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Nov 21, 1997	5	17	9	1.75″	6
Nov 18, 1997	2	0	0	0.75″	2
Nov 13, 1997	0	2	4	–	2
Nov 11, 1997	0	0	1	–	1
Nov 6, 1997	4	0	0	1.75″	3
Nov 5, 1997	11	0	2	1.75″	3
Nov 4, 1997	35	4	0	1.75″	6
Nov 3, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Nov 2, 1997	0	6	2	–	2
Nov 1, 1997	86	35	2	3.00″	8
Oct 31, 1997	6	5	7	1.75″	4
Oct 30, 1997	12	1	0	1.00″	3
Oct 29, 1997	1	0	0	0.75″	1
Oct 27, 1997	1	11	4	1.00″	1
Oct 26, 1997	9	18	20	1.75″	5
Oct 25, 1997	77	54	9	3.00″	11
Oct 24, 1997	16	6	6	1.00″	6
Oct 23, 1997	29	27	23	2.50″	4
Oct 22, 1997	3	1	2	1.00″	2
Oct 21, 1997	7	0	0	1.00″	3
Oct 13, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Oct 12, 1997	0	6	0	–	3
Oct 11, 1997	32	23	13	4.50″	6
Oct 10, 1997	3	0	1	1.75″	2
Oct 9, 1997	1	2	0	1.00″	2
Oct 8, 1997	28	101	13	1.75″	8
Oct 7, 1997	4	6	0	1.00″	3
Oct 6, 1997	4	0	0	1.75″	2
Oct 5, 1997	6	12	2	1.75″	3
Oct 3, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Oct 2, 1997	2	3	0	1.00″	3
Oct 1, 1997	2	2	0	0.75″	2
Sep 29, 1997	0	9	0	–	1
Sep 25, 1997	0	0	1	–	1
Sep 24, 1997	1	3	2	0.75″	2
Sep 23, 1997	1	3	0	1.00″	2
Sep 22, 1997	0	0	1	–	1
Sep 21, 1997	4	0	0	1.75″	3
Sep 20, 1997	9	5	0	4.00″	4
Sep 19, 1997	7	42	1	1.75″	8
Sep 18, 1997	12	13	7	3.00″	7
Sep 17, 1997	0	1	2	–	2
Sep 16, 1997	1	44	0	0.75″	7
Sep 15, 1997	8	11	7	1.00″	8
Sep 14, 1997	30	12	0	2.50″	8
Sep 13, 1997	6	4	0	1.00″	4
Sep 12, 1997	16	9	1	1.75″	6
Sep 11, 1997	19	16	2	2.00″	13
Sep 10, 1997	33	12	2	1.75″	8
Sep 9, 1997	17	28	1	1.75″	11
Sep 8, 1997	77	39	4	1.75″	16
Sep 7, 1997	14	0	0	1.75″	4
Sep 6, 1997	13	8	0	1.75″	6
Sep 5, 1997	6	5	0	1.75″	6
Sep 4, 1997	6	1	0	1.75″	4
Sep 3, 1997	1	21	1	0.75″	4
Sep 2, 1997	9	11	0	1.50″	8
Sep 1, 1997	9	18	0	2.00″	11
Aug 31, 1997	29	19	6	4.50″	11
Aug 30, 1997	6	12	0	1.00″	7
Aug 29, 1997	24	29	1	1.75″	12
Aug 28, 1997	38	29	5	1.75″	13
Aug 27, 1997	13	22	2	1.75″	8
Aug 26, 1997	13	12	4	2.00″	8
Aug 25, 1997	5	2	0	1.00″	7
Aug 24, 1997	16	15	2	2.75″	9
Aug 23, 1997	30	12	3	1.75″	11
Aug 22, 1997	42	24	1	2.00″	12
Aug 21, 1997	43	89	5	4.00″	10
Aug 20, 1997	55	70	3	4.50″	14
Aug 19, 1997	12	28	1	2.75″	11
Aug 18, 1997	29	38	4	1.75″	16
Aug 17, 1997	21	142	6	1.75″	21
Aug 16, 1997	62	277	12	3.50″	22
Aug 15, 1997	13	33	2	1.75″	12
Aug 14, 1997	32	82	6	2.75″	13
Aug 13, 1997	34	25	2	2.00″	13
Aug 12, 1997	13	13	0	1.75″	7
Aug 11, 1997	9	2	1	2.00″	5
Aug 10, 1997	6	20	2	1.75″	8
Aug 9, 1997	6	5	0	1.75″	8
Aug 8, 1997	9	20	0	1.00″	6
Aug 7, 1997	16	2	1	2.00″	6
Aug 6, 1997	4	5	3	0.75″	7
Aug 5, 1997	43	36	4	2.75″	13
Aug 4, 1997	22	60	1	2.00″	16
Aug 3, 1997	60	56	3	3.00″	16
Aug 2, 1997	52	30	2	4.00″	11
Aug 1, 1997	19	6	2	2.00″	8
Jul 31, 1997	5	6	0	1.75″	5
Jul 30, 1997	6	6	1	1.75″	6
Jul 29, 1997	10	15	4	1.75″	12
Jul 28, 1997	35	204	4	1.75″	23
Jul 27, 1997	33	110	6	2.00″	22
Jul 26, 1997	7	60	8	1.75″	12
Jul 25, 1997	19	43	6	2.50″	11
Jul 24, 1997	27	25	12	2.00″	12
Jul 23, 1997	24	36	10	1.75″	17
Jul 22, 1997	35	40	1	2.00″	19
Jul 21, 1997	23	39	6	1.75″	17
Jul 20, 1997	12	15	5	1.75″	10
Jul 19, 1997	30	44	6	4.00″	16
Jul 18, 1997	37	195	9	2.00″	27
Jul 17, 1997	37	96	3	2.75″	19
Jul 16, 1997	108	166	11	4.50″	23
Jul 15, 1997	48	96	1	1.75″	21
Jul 14, 1997	51	168	1	1.75″	15
Jul 13, 1997	69	77	6	4.50″	13
Jul 12, 1997	6	9	1	1.75″	7
Jul 11, 1997	9	25	2	1.00″	11
Jul 10, 1997	16	40	3	2.00″	17
Jul 9, 1997	46	109	1	2.50″	25
Jul 8, 1997	85	58	3	2.00″	18
Jul 7, 1997	78	41	8	2.75″	21
Jul 6, 1997	30	30	4	1.75″	19
Jul 5, 1997	98	70	9	2.00″	18
Jul 4, 1997	55	134	3	2.75″	11
Jul 3, 1997	55	64	10	3.50″	15
Jul 2, 1997	36	98	24	2.75″	10
Jul 1, 1997	55	101	19	2.25″	8
Jun 30, 1997	57	25	2	4.00″	10
Jun 29, 1997	62	78	2	2.75″	12
Jun 28, 1997	79	75	7	2.00″	16
Jun 27, 1997	61	30	5	3.00″	16
Jun 26, 1997	16	65	2	1.75″	18
Jun 25, 1997	73	78	7	2.00″	18
Jun 24, 1997	63	121	3	2.75″	15
Jun 23, 1997	25	27	2	1.75″	12
Jun 22, 1997	81	109	13	3.50″	24
Jun 21, 1997	37	83	6	2.75″	21
Jun 20, 1997	100	203	5	3.50″	19
Jun 19, 1997	67	62	4	2.75″	13
Jun 18, 1997	42	48	7	1.75″	20
Jun 17, 1997	17	57	9	3.00″	17
Jun 16, 1997	153	173	24	5.50″	12
Jun 15, 1997	60	81	6	4.50″	15
Jun 14, 1997	60	110	13	4.00″	17
Jun 13, 1997	90	221	13	2.75″	22
Jun 12, 1997	115	89	6	2.75″	16
Jun 11, 1997	102	71	22	4.50″	14
Jun 10, 1997	13	2	3	2.75″	6
Jun 9, 1997	66	32	2	4.50″	3
Jun 8, 1997	6	6	3	1.75″	4
Jun 7, 1997	13	2	3	1.75″	8
Jun 6, 1997	34	13	9	3.00″	10
Jun 5, 1997	52	1	5	1.75″	10
Jun 4, 1997	25	3	2	2.50″	6
Jun 3, 1997	18	3	0	1.75″	5
Jun 2, 1997	86	16	2	2.00″	15
Jun 1, 1997	69	20	7	3.00″	14
May 31, 1997	32	38	10	2.00″	10
May 30, 1997	30	51	3	2.50″	6
May 29, 1997	74	8	12	2.75″	4
May 28, 1997	58	23	7	2.75″	9
May 27, 1997	110	76	22	4.50″	9
May 26, 1997	135	114	29	3.50″	13
May 25, 1997	71	37	53	3.00″	12
May 24, 1997	62	16	2	2.50″	13
May 23, 1997	19	2	1	1.75″	6
May 22, 1997	12	6	5	2.00″	6
May 21, 1997	7	5	3	1.75″	6
May 20, 1997	4	5	1	1.00″	6
May 19, 1997	16	92	4	1.75″	14
May 18, 1997	130	116	14	4.50″	15
May 17, 1997	60	8	1	4.50″	7
May 16, 1997	52	11	0	1.75″	8
May 15, 1997	54	17	3	1.75″	11
May 14, 1997	58	8	5	2.75″	9
May 13, 1997	17	13	0	4.50″	6
May 12, 1997	6	3	4	1.50″	3
May 11, 1997	0	3	1	–	2
May 9, 1997	15	38	1	1.25″	11
May 8, 1997	60	23	8	3.00″	6
May 7, 1997	94	40	17	2.75″	11
May 6, 1997	34	60	3	1.75″	13
May 5, 1997	37	4	0	2.00″	7
May 4, 1997	0	18	1	–	6
May 3, 1997	28	114	6	1.75″	9
May 2, 1997	123	94	8	3.00″	13
May 1, 1997	166	57	1	2.75″	14
Apr 30, 1997	26	91	30	1.75″	14
Apr 29, 1997	6	0	1	1.00″	2
Apr 28, 1997	54	25	5	2.50″	8
Apr 27, 1997	3	8	2	1.00″	5
Apr 26, 1997	26	14	1	1.75″	5
Apr 25, 1997	39	34	0	3.00″	5
Apr 24, 1997	10	2	1	1.75″	3
Apr 23, 1997	21	80	24	1.75″	6
Apr 22, 1997	138	175	7	4.00″	11
Apr 21, 1997	161	53	2	4.50″	11
Apr 20, 1997	127	45	2	2.75″	8
Apr 19, 1997	15	1	1	1.75″	5
Apr 18, 1997	17	3	0	1.75″	2
Apr 17, 1997	0	2	0	–	2
Apr 16, 1997	18	0	0	1.75″	2
Apr 14, 1997	0	0	1	–	1
Apr 13, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Apr 12, 1997	8	3	0	1.75″	6
Apr 11, 1997	11	12	2	1.75″	4
Apr 10, 1997	62	22	20	3.00″	2
Apr 9, 1997	2	0	0	1.00″	1
Apr 8, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Apr 7, 1997	3	0	0	0.75″	1
Apr 6, 1997	3	7	0	0.80″	1
Apr 5, 1997	6	206	2	1.75″	13
Apr 4, 1997	36	71	11	3.00″	7
Apr 3, 1997	2	3	2	0.75″	1
Apr 2, 1997	35	2	0	2.75″	3
Apr 1, 1997	3	1	0	1.00″	3
Mar 31, 1997	2	1	0	0.75″	3
Mar 30, 1997	18	27	1	4.00″	8
Mar 29, 1997	87	43	2	1.75″	14
Mar 28, 1997	148	75	28	4.00″	12
Mar 27, 1997	39	10	1	3.75″	4
Mar 25, 1997	7	6	0	1.75″	5
Mar 24, 1997	113	29	2	1.75″	5
Mar 22, 1997	5	0	1	1.50″	1
Mar 21, 1997	1	0	0	0.75″	1
Mar 18, 1997	5	2	0	0.75″	3
Mar 17, 1997	0	1	2	–	1
Mar 14, 1997	2	0	1	4.50″	2
Mar 13, 1997	6	6	4	1.00″	3
Mar 11, 1997	0	0	1	–	1
Mar 8, 1997	11	0	0	1.50″	2
Mar 7, 1997	1	0	0	0.75″	1
Mar 5, 1997	10	81	1	1.00″	7
Mar 4, 1997	7	1	0	1.00″	3
Mar 3, 1997	0	5	0	–	2
Mar 2, 1997	25	16	0	1.75″	7
Mar 1, 1997	44	58	47	1.75″	8
Feb 28, 1997	17	15	15	2.00″	6
Feb 26, 1997	2	14	0	0.75″	5
Feb 22, 1997	0	28	0	–	7
Feb 21, 1997	1	156	7	0.75″	10
Feb 20, 1997	1	144	8	1.00″	8
Feb 19, 1997	0	2	1	–	1
Feb 17, 1997	1	0	1	1.50″	1
Feb 14, 1997	0	7	0	–	1
Feb 13, 1997	1	3	1	1.75″	3
Feb 12, 1997	0	4	1	–	3
Feb 8, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Feb 7, 1997	1	0	0	0.75″	1
Feb 3, 1997	2	0	0	1.00″	1
Feb 2, 1997	3	0	0	0.75″	2
Jan 29, 1997	1	3	0	0.75″	2
Jan 28, 1997	0	1	1	–	1
Jan 27, 1997	27	27	8	1.75″	6
Jan 26, 1997	1	0	0	0.75″	1
Jan 25, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Jan 24, 1997	158	59	20	2.75″	9
Jan 23, 1997	12	17	2	1.00″	3
Jan 22, 1997	7	0	0	1.00″	1
Jan 21, 1997	12	3	0	1.75″	3
Jan 20, 1997	0	0	1	–	1
Jan 16, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Jan 15, 1997	0	15	9	–	6
Jan 9, 1997	0	3	4	–	1
Jan 8, 1997	26	2	0	1.75″	4
Jan 7, 1997	1	0	0	0.75″	1
Jan 6, 1997	0	1	0	–	1
Jan 5, 1997	0	3	2	–	2
Jan 4, 1997	18	109	3	1.00″	14