2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:53 UTC.
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm that moved through Safford knocked down 6 power poles, blew part of a roof off a house , broke off several large tree limbs, and damaged several other structures.
A severe thunderstorm dropped up to dime size hail turning the ground white.
A severe thunderstorm dropped 3/4 inch hail.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, June 1997
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5597832, 5597833, 5597834.