Storm reports for May 17, 1986

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On May 17, 1986, 27 hail, 48 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Burnet County, TX.

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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $28,000 in property damage and 10 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (83 events in 7 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.

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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