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Storm reports for January 16, 2017
On January 16, 2017, 0 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 2 states.
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On January 16, 2017, 0 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 2 states.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| AR | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded 6 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Union County, AR (near Lisbon) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
“Damaging thunderstorm winds uprooted a few trees, snapped large limbs, and blew shingles and a portion of metal roofing off of a couple of homes on Lisbon Road near the Lisbon community.” - Fort Bend County, TX (near Fulshear) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph
“Fences were downed and three trampolines were mangled. One trampoline was displaced in another yard.” - Fort Bend County, TX (near Katy) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph
“Trees and fences were downed in the Cinco Ranch area.” - Harris County, TX (near Spring Skyline Arpt) · Tornado EF0
“Video broadcast by television stations and shared on social media showed this tornado|just to the southwest of the intersection of the Grand Parkway (State Highway 99) and Interstate 45.” - Montgomery County, TX (near Oak Ridge North) · Tornado EF0
“This weak tornado caused minor damage. A door window in a store was broken, and loose debris was thrown about. A large tree was snapped, but there was no damage to surrounding trees or structures. A funnel cloud was observed in the area.” - Harris County, TX (near Louetta) · Tornado EF0
“A witness watched this weak tornado touch down and track over three houses along Perry Road in the Harvest Village subdivision then lift. The three homes sustained roof, window and fence damage. In one case, damaged fences from one home were lifted onto the roof of another home.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for January 16, 2017
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 3 tornado paths from this storm day (3 EF0), 0 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | 70 mph | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:31 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
| EF0 | 80 mph | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:18 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
| EF0 | 80 mph | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:16 UTC | NWS Houston/Galveston |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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