Hail, Buffalo
- When
- September 1, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Montana
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 44.350, -91.670
Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 1, 1997
Tin was blown off some barns and large trees were knocked down as winds gusted to 60 mph. Hail the size of dimes and quarters was reported by a volunteer rainfall observer.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $32,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Events
- 4
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
Tin was blown off some barns and large trees were knocked down as winds gusted to 60 mph. Hail the size of dimes and quarters was reported by a volunteer rainfall observer.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:59 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- September 1, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Montana
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Coordinates
- 44.350, -91.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- September 1, 9:01 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, 5 mi N of Arkdale
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.100, -89.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- September 1, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, Big Flats
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.120, -89.800
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1997
- Drought in Georgia, September 1 to 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Texas, September 1, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Dakota, September 1, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, September 1, 1997
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, September 1 to 16, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Nevada, September 1, 1997
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 1 to 11, 1997
- Hail and High Wind in Minnesota, September 1, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 1, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Arizona, September 1, 1997
More
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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: 5609908, 5609909, 5609910, 5609911.