April 1997 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In April 1997, 832 hail, 862 damaging-wind and 114 tornado reports were logged on 29 storm days across 31 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Wood County, TX on April 21, 1997. The most hail reports came on April 21, 1997 (161). Tornadoes killed 1.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of April 1997
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1997 | 138 | 175 | 7 | 4.00″ | 11 |
| Apr 21, 1997 | 161 | 53 | 2 | 4.50″ | 11 |
| Apr 5, 1997 | 6 | 206 | 2 | 1.75″ | 13 |
| Apr 20, 1997 | 127 | 45 | 2 | 2.75″ | 8 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | 26 | 91 | 30 | 1.75″ | 14 |
| Apr 23, 1997 | 21 | 80 | 24 | 1.75″ | 6 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | 36 | 71 | 11 | 3.00″ | 7 |
| Apr 10, 1997 | 62 | 22 | 20 | 3.00″ | 2 |
| Apr 28, 1997 | 54 | 25 | 5 | 2.50″ | 8 |
| Apr 25, 1997 | 39 | 34 | 0 | 3.00″ | 5 |
Largest hail reported in April 1997
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1997 | 4.50″ (softball) | Wood County, TX |
| Apr 21, 1997 | 4.50″ (softball) | Cass County, TX |
| Apr 22, 1997 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Cobb County, GA |
| Apr 4, 1997 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Eastland County, TX |
| Apr 10, 1997 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Galveston County, TX |
| Apr 25, 1997 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Waller County, TX |
| Apr 2, 1997 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Donley County, TX |
| Apr 10, 1997 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Lynn County, TX |
| Apr 10, 1997 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Lynn County, TX |
| Apr 20, 1997 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Barton County, MO |
Storm reports by state, April 1997
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 288 | 149 | 31 | 4.50″ |
| Georgia | 93 | 72 | 5 | 4.00″ |
| Florida | 11 | 106 | 29 | 1.75″ |
| Louisiana | 35 | 91 | 3 | 2.50″ |
| Illinois | 10 | 80 | 20 | 1.75″ |
| Mississippi | 33 | 66 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Alabama | 54 | 35 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Missouri | 60 | 18 | 2 | 2.75″ |
| South Carolina | 43 | 25 | 3 | 2.25″ |
| Oklahoma | 47 | 6 | 1 | 2.50″ |
| Tennessee | 49 | 5 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Indiana | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0.75″ |
| Iowa | 4 | 30 | 6 | 1.75″ |
| Arkansas | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Michigan | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0.80″ |
| Kentucky | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| North Carolina | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2.75″ |
| New Mexico | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Kansas | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Ohio | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Arizona | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.50″ |
| Colorado | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Idaho | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Minnesota | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Utah | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| California | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
Every storm day in April 1997
Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5 Apr 6 Apr 7 Apr 8 Apr 9 Apr 10 Apr 11 Apr 12 Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 16 Apr 17 Apr 18 Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr 21 Apr 22 Apr 23 Apr 24 Apr 25 Apr 26 Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30
A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.