Storm reports for September 17, 2015

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On September 17, 2015, 24 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Scott County, IA.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $53,000 in property damage and $20,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (36 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rock County, WI (near Downtown Janesville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $40,000
  “A swath of wind damage with numerous branches and trees down including one large uprooted tree. Trees and branches down on cars and one house. Power poles and powerlines down. Street signs blown down.”
• Kenosha County, WI (near Salem) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $2,000
  “One large tree uprooted and some shingles removed from the roof of a home.”
• Menominee County, MI (near Stephenson) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “There was a public report of a few trees blown down a couple of large branches snapped off healthy trees near Stephenson.”
• Osage County, KS (near Osage City) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Dispatch reported trees and power lines down in Osage city.”
• Stephenson County, IL (near Pearl City) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Small tree branches were blown down in town with sideways rain at times.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Carlsbad) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced an estimated 60 mph wind gust in Carlsbad. No damage was reported.”

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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