Storm reports for March 1, 2017

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On March 1, 2017, 108 hail, 535 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Marion County, TN.

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 (108)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $14.7 million in property damage, $0 in crop damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (659 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harrison County, KY (near Oddville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $300,000 · 2 injuries
  “The Harrison County emergency manager reported a mobile home was destroyed due to severe thunderstorm winds. This resulted in 2 minor injuries. Another mobile home and a barn had its roofs blown off. There were numerous trees and utility poles down in the area.”
• Montgomery County, TN (near Bel Air Estates) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $40,000 · 2 injuries
  “An 8 mile long swath of wind damage struck the north side of Clarksville in association with a small mesovortex on HPX radar. The Montgomery County EOC received 26 reports of trees and power lines blown down across the city with 9 roads blocked by fallen trees or power poles.”
• Harrison County, KY (near Poindexter) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000 · 1 injury
  “The NWS in conjunction with Harrison County Emergency Management determined the area northeast of Cynthiana along Salem Pike had 70 to 80 mph wind damage. Besides trees being split and uprooted, a double-wide trailer was picked up off blocks and thrown 75 yards.”
• Rutherford County, TN (near Sandhill) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “A large downburst associated with the rear flank downdraft of the Cool Springs and Four Corners Marina tornadoes caused damage across a wide swath of northeast Williamson, far southeast Davidson, and far northwest Rutherford Counties.”
• Estill County, KY (near Winston) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · 1 injury
  “A microburst with 90 to 100 mph winds caused severe damage to vehicles and buildings near Winston. One man was injured by flying glass as he attempted to shut the front door of his home. One vehicle had been rolled over by the wind.”
• Baltimore County, MD (near Chadwick Manor) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 injury
  “Part of a roof was blown off and a window was blown out of a Social Security Building. According to the media, one person was taken to the hospital.”

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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