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Storm reports for April 17, 1963

On April 17, 1963, 25 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 8 states.

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25hail reports
5damaging-wind reports
6tornado reports
4.00″largest hail reported

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On April 17, 1963, 25 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Wichita County, TX. Tornadoes killed 2.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
IL7312.00″
MI7022.75″
IN2023.50″
OH3101.75″
OK3002.00″
TX2004.00″
MO1011.75″
PA010–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

CityPopulationLargest report
South Bend, IN103,7133.50″
Lawton, OK90,0272.00″
Columbus, OH933,2631.75″
Urbana, IL39,8311.75″
Upper Arlington, OH36,1401.75″
Defiance, OH17,1801.75″
Bexley, OH12,7931.75″
Savoy, IL9,2601.75″
Grandview Heights, OH9,1841.75″
Cicero, IL82,0901.50″
Oak Lawn, IL56,5311.50″
Berwyn, IL55,1521.50″
Burbank, IL28,6061.50″
Adrian, MI20,2591.50″
Brookfield, IL18,8851.50″
Bridgeview, IL16,5591.50″
Hickory Hills, IL14,1181.50″
Justice, IL12,2671.50″
Summit, IL10,7611.50″
Lyons, IL10,4401.50″
Riverside, IL8,9641.50″
Stickney, IL6,9021.50″
Countryside, IL6,2461.50″
Watseka, IL4,4951.50″
Hometown, IL4,1931.50″

Hail reports (25)

Time (UTC)SizeLocation
00:504.00″Wichita County, TX
23:003.50″St. Joseph County, IN
00:252.75″Washtenaw County, MI
00:452.75″Monroe County, MI
23:002.00″Adams County, IL
02:302.00″Comanche County, OK
17:451.75″Franklin County, OH
22:151.75″Champaign County, IL
23:001.75″Saline County, MO
00:001.75″Allen County, IN
01:001.75″Defiance County, OH
01:301.75″Wichita County, TX
02:301.75″Comanche County, OK
22:251.50″Cook County, IL
22:301.50″Iroquois County, IL
02:301.50″Oakland County, MI
03:201.50″Lenawee County, MI
22:501.25″Jackson County, MI
23:451.25″Ottawa County, OH
03:551.25″Caddo County, OK
20:521.00″DuPage County, IL
21:041.00″Cook County, IL
23:551.00″Oakland County, MI
02:001.00″Oakland County, MI
00:300.75″Morgan County, IL

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.8 million in property damage, 71 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (39 events in 8 states). Before 1996 the database holds only tornado, hail and wind events, and damage was often entered as a range, so treat these figures as rough. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

CountyEventsInjuriesDeathsProperty damage
Kankakee County, IL1501$2.5 million
Branch County, MI101$25,000
Jasper County, IN1160$2.5 million
Newton County, IN120–
Pulaski County, IN120–
Monroe County, MI110$250,000
Huntington County, IN100$250,000
Wabash County, IN100$250,000
Shelby County, MO100$3,000

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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