Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 17, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 17, 1997
Start: 1997-05-17T16:25
End: 1997-05-17T16:45
Location: Missouri

May 17, 1997 · NWS PAH · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 181 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:24 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley

When: May 17, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Ripley County, 11 mi N of Doniphan
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 36.780, -90.820

Trees were blown down along a path half a mile to one mile wide.

Hail, Ripley

When: May 17, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Ripley County, 2 mi N of Doniphan
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.650, -90.820

Golf ball size hail fell around Highway K.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, May 1997

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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5604603, 5604604.