Storm reports for February 7, 2017

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On February 7, 2017, 29 hail, 114 damaging-wind and 16 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in St. Tammany Parish, LA. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage, 41 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (161 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Calhoun County, FL (near Ocheessee) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · 1 death
  “Strong winds uprooted a large tree which fell onto a person, resulting in a fatality.”
• St. James Parish, LA (near Salsburg) · Tornado EF1 · 1 death
  “A tornado moved into St. James Parish from Ascension Parish. It moved nearly due east, affecting small communities on both the west and east bank of the Mississippi River near the Hwy 70 bridge. Damage primarily consisted of roof damage, blown out windows, and down trees and power lines. In St.”
• Orleans Parish, LA (near Lee) · Tornado EF3 · 33 injuries
  “A tornado touched down just east of the industrial canal and moved northeast into the Evangeline Oaks Subdivision where it quickly strengthened into a multi-vortex EF-2 tornado.”
• Livingston Parish, LA (near Weiss) · Tornado EF3 · 3 injuries
  “The tornado touched down northeast of Watson near the intersection of Little Woods Drive and Percy Easterly Road. It moved in a general easterly direction. It rapidly strengthened as it approached Nan Wesley Road, where it collapsed a metal truss tower holding up high tension power lines.”
• Livingston Parish, LA (near Clio) · Tornado EF2 · 3 injuries
  “A tornado touched down near the intersection of Carthage Bluff Road and Carthage Lane on the south side of Killian causing minor damage to a home and some trees. As it moved east-northeast along Carthage Bluff Road, it strengthened and snapped or uprooted numerous trees.”
• Covington County, AL (near Andalusia) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado moved across an area on the east side of Andalusia which affected two residential areas and a campground. The tornado caused shingle damage to several roofs, downed several trees, and overturned several campers and RVs. One individual suffered minor injuries.”

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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