Storm reports for July 17, 2016

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On July 17, 2016, 41 hail, 50 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Laramie County, WY.

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 (41)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $361,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (96 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Taylor County, IA (near Platteville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “Emergency Manager reported roof off of building with an estimated 150,000 dollars in damages. Time determined from EM estimate and radar.”
• Adams County, IA (near Quincy) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Emergency Manager reported a path of wind damage from 183rd and Hickory Ave in Quincy to Lake Icaria. Numerous trees were down and two campers flipped at the Lake Icaria campgrounds. Time of start point estimated via radar.”
• Plymouth County, MA (near Middleboro) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Multiple trees were downed on the School Street extension. A tree was downed onto a building on North Street. Multiple large trees were downed on Precinct and Thompson Streets.”
• Lucas County, OH (near Toledo) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and large limbs in the city of Toledo. At least one home was struck by a falling tree.”
• Union County, IA (near Kent) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Emergency Manager reported tree limbs down and an auger blown over. Damage occurred in Adams County on the Adams/Union counties line.”
• Marquette County, MI (near North Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “The Ishpeming Township Fire Department reported several trees down on Cooper Lake Road south of the Deer Lake Road intersection. Some of the downed hardwood trees were estimated to measure between 12 and 18 inches in diameter and a few were snapped off toward the tops.”

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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