Storm reports for August 17, 2015

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On August 17, 2015, 30 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Guadalupe County, NM.

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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage and $100,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (76 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sierra County, NM (near Elephant Butte) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1.1 million
  “Storm survey revealed numerous boats damaged at Marina Del Sur on the south end of Elephant Butte Lake. A couple of metal roofs covering the boats were torn off and/or collapsed and concrete slabs anchoring down the structures were pulled out of the water.”
• Lincoln County, CO (near Genoa) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “Another tornado touched down briefly. Two two grain silos were destroyed and nearby power lines.”
• Lincoln County, CO (near Genoa) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “A tornado touched down briefly. It destroyed an outbuilding and caused minor damage to a nearby home.”
• Cameron County, TX (near Stuart Place) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
  “Microburst produced 60 to 65 mph winds that flipped an unanchored Gulfstream trailer, partialy removed the roof at an auto dealershpi on Altas Palmas Road, knocked down telephone poles, as well as broken hundred of tree limbs from mesquite, cottonwood, sycamore, and poplar trees, two of which fell…”
• Cameron County, TX (near Combes) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Microburst produced 60 mph winds that removed the roof from an old outbuilding roof, removed a new tin roof from an outdoor shed, as well as broken numerous tree limbs from mesquite, cottonwood, sycamore, and poplar trees.”
• Covington County, MS (near Williamsburg) · Tornado EF0 · $15,000
  “This tornado downed numerous large limbs and snapped off the tops of several trees along its path. Two power poles were downed when limbs fell on power lines, taking the poles down. A carport was flipped by the tornado. The estimated peak wind was 75 mph.”

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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