Storm reports for February 25, 2017

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On February 25, 2017, 85 hail, 116 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Luzerne County, PA.

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 (85)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7.5 million in property damage, $2,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (207 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Franklin County, MA (near South Ashfield) · Tornado EF1 · $400,000 · 1 injury
  “The second phase of this tornado touched down at 723 pm EST on Main Poland Road in western Conway Massachusetts. The path width started at 50 yards, with a sharp gradient evident of damage versus no damage. Large sections of forest had thick pine trees snapped at mid-tree.”
• Lancaster County, PA (near Lexington) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $5 million
  “A microburst produced straight line winds of 70 to 90 mph, producing a 9 mile path of wind damage that was about 1/2 a mile in width.”
• York County, PA (near Yoe) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1 million
  “A microburst produced straight line winds of 70 to 80 mph, producing a nine mile swath of wind damage that was approximately one mile in width across east-central York County and into far western Lancaster County.”
• Luzerne County, PA (near Westminister) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000
  “A tornado touched down close to Bald Mountain Road in Plains|Township Luzerne County around 235 pm EST Saturday February|25th, 2017. The tornado did extensive damage to a metal horse|barn, and 2 homes along its path. There was varying amounts of |damage to another 28 homes.”
• Hampshire County, MA (near Goshen) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “A tornado touched down in Goshen at Pine Road, just to the east of Hammond Pond. Several pine trees were snapped mid-way and two homes were damaged by trees falling onto them. A portion of Route 9 was closed between the Fire Station and the intersection with Route 112.”
• York County, PA (near Hallam) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “An EF1 tornado was confirmed in Hellam Township, between Hallam and Wrightsville, by a NWS storm survey. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 90 mph, with a path length of just under two miles and a maximum path width of 100 yards.”

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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