Storms in District of Columbia in 1997
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in District of Columbia in 1997, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
District of Columbia in 1997 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 15
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 175
- Damage
- $153,000
- Episodes
- 15
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 4 | 3 | 175 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1997
February 1997
March 1997
- Strong Wind in District of Columbia, March 6, 1997
- Strong Wind in District of Columbia, March 31, 1997
May 1997
June 1997
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, June 18, 1997
- Heat in District of Columbia, June 25 to 26, 1997
- Strong Wind in District of Columbia, June 26, 1997
July 1997
- Heat in District of Columbia, July 13 to 19, 1997
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, July 18, 1997
- Heat in District of Columbia, July 27 to 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, July 28, 1997
August 1997
- Heat in District of Columbia, August 16 to 17, 1997
- Heavy Rain in District of Columbia, August 20, 1997
October 1997
More
Every year in District of ColumbiaEvery state in 1997Tornadoes in District of Columbia in 1997Warnings in District of Columbia in 199719961998
Sources
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.