Storm reports for March 19, 2017

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On March 19, 2017, 30 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Warren County, IL.

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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 31 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

• Warren County, IL (near Gerlaw) · Hail 1.75″
  “A trained spotter relayed a report of lots of golf ball sized hail for a brief period from a local contact. The time was estimated by radar.”
• DuPage County, IL (near Carol Stream) · Hail 1.00″
  “Nickle to quarter size hail was reported via mPing.”
• Henry County, IL (near Cambridge) · Hail 1.00″
  “A few stones up to a diameter of 1 inch fell.”
• Henry County, IL (near Cambridge) · Hail 0.75″
  “A trained spotter reported stones up to the size of dimes.”
• Cedar County, IA (near Lowden) · Hail 0.75″
  “Hail falling was observed for about 5 Minutes.”
• Brewster County, TX (near Alpine Muni Arpt) · Tornado EF0
  “A thunderstorm moved across Brewster County and produced a landspout just north of Alpine. There was no damage and the exact location, path width, and path length were estimated.”

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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