Storm reports for April 17, 2007

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On April 17, 2007, 16 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Scurry 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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $207,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (40 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lubbock County, TX (near Lubbock) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000
  “|A brief tornado was observed to cause damage in the west part of Lubbock between 13:00 and 13:03 CST. A local man photographed a condensation funnel extending a short distance out of the parent cloud base.”
• Hale County, TX (near Cotton Center) · Tornado EF1 · $35,000
  “A farmstead was damaged by an apparent tornado that moved southeastward across portions of western Hale County. The tornado uprooted two large trees and destroyed a center pivot irrigation system. No structural damage or injuries were reported.”
• Erath County, TX (near Stephenville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
  “A roof was blown off a house and a tree fell on a car in Stephenville.”
• Navarro County, TX (near Blooming Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Three empty RVs were overturned near Navarro Mills Lake.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Haslet) · Tornado EF0 · $15,000
  “Picture of a tornado which touched down near Haslet provided by a spotter. A carport and some lawn furniture were thrown and twisted.”
• Brown County, TX (near Early) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $13,000
  “The high winds blew a large tree onto a house and the strong winds downed power lines.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

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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