Storm reports for May 17, 2007

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On May 17, 2007, 12 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Pennington County, SD.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $20,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (18 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grant County, NM (near Mimbres) · Hail 1.50″ · $20,000
  “Hail, mainly quarter to pin pong ball size, accumulated to a depth of at least a foot in Mimbres. The sound that accompanied the hail shaft while still in the distance was described as a roar.”
• Duval County, FL (near Jacksonville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “Widespread wind damage occurred across the north side of Jacksonville from a downburst. Numerous trees, power lines and light poles were blown down with the most damage reported along Lem Turner near the intersection of Rowe Avenue. Several businesses had signs blown down and damaged in the area.”
• Chouteau County, MT (near Big Sandy) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 70 mph at Big Sandy 6N.”
• Duval County, FL (near Jacksonville Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Large trees and large tree limbs were blown down in the Peach Harbor Subdivision.”
• Pennington County, SD (near Rapid City) · Hail 2.75″
  “Penny to baseball sized hail fell for about 30 minutes.”
• Fergus County, MT (near Grassrange Clark Arp) · Hail 1.25″
  “A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.25 inch diameter hail at Grass Range 5N.”

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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