Storm reports for January 22, 2017

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On January 22, 2017, 24 hail, 124 damaging-wind and 19 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Baldwin County, AL. Tornadoes killed 5.

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 $313 million in property damage, $0 in crop damage, 90 injuries and 6 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (172 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dougherty County, GA (near Pretoria) · Tornado EF3 · $300 million · 5 deaths · 32 injuries
  “A large, long-track tornado touched down near Dougherty/Baker Co. line and traveled over 70 miles across Dougherty, Worth, Turner, and Wilcox Counties in South Georgia. The tornado lifted just east of Abbeville.”
• Columbia County, FL (near Suwannee Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 death
  “A large tree was blown down onto a mobile home and split the home in half near Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 41. There was 1 fatality. There were additional reports of trees and power lines down across Lake City. The time of damage was based on radar.”
• Worth County, GA (near Red Rock) · Tornado EF3 · $5 million · 31 injuries
  “The EF3 tornado from Dougherty county continued all the way across Worth county into Turner county as an EF3 tornado with max winds estimated near 150 mph. In Worth County, it caused extensive damage to homes along Jewel Crowe Road. This was consistent with EF3 damage.”
• Turner County, GA (near Hobby) · Tornado EF3 · $5 million · 25 injuries
  “This is a continuation of the EF3 tornado from Worth and Dougherty counties. The tornado entered Turner County along and north of Son Story Road with max winds estimated around 150 mph. Damage to a frame home along Ireland road was consistent with EF3 damage.”
• Clay County, GA (near Bellville) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000 · 1 injury
  “The tornado touched down in Clay County and moved northeast through the northwest corner of Calhoun County and into southern Randolph County. It caused extensive tree damage with nearly every tree in its path snapped through the Clay and Calhoun portions of the track.”
• Citrus County, FL (near Holder) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “A large oak tree was knocked down and fell on a house in Holder. The home owner sustained minor injuries and refused transportation to a hospital. Additionally, downed power lines sparked a 50 acre brush fire near Crystal River.”

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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