Storm reports for October 17, 2011

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On October 17, 2011, 18 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Hughes County, OK.

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 (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (27 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cooke County, TX (near Svells Bend) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “Golfball sized hail was reported in Sivells Bend.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Watauga) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $3,000
  “A 63 mph wind gust was recorded by the RSOIS equipment at the NWS Fort Worth Forecast Office.”
• Panola County, TX (near Lake Murvaul) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph
  “Numerous trees were downed near the intersection of F.M. 1971 and F.M. 999. southwest of Carthage, Texas.”
• Webster Parish, LA (near Doyline) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph
  “Several trees were downed on Hwy. 163 near Doyline, Louisiana.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Ft Worth Meecham Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph
  “Sixty-one mph wind gusts were measured for 5 minutes at Meacham Airport (KFTW) in north Fort Worth.”
• Red River Parish, LA (near Hall Summit) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A large tree was downed on Springhill Church Road northwest of Hall Summit, Louisiana.”

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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