Storm reports for April 1, 2017

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On April 1, 2017, 29 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Coleman County, TX.

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 $10,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (30 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Real County, TX (near Leakey) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $10,000
  “A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 80 mph that destroyed a carport and ripped metal roofs off two houses south of Leakey.”
• Val Verde County, TX (near Comstock) · Hail 1.75″
  “A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail near Comstock. The report was forwarded to us by Laughlin AFB weather from the Border Patrol.”
• Nolan County, TX (near Roscoe) · Hail 1.75″
  “The Sweetwater Police Department estimated golf ball size hail.”
• Val Verde County, TX (near Comstock) · Hail 1.50″
  “A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail at Seminole Canyon State Park.”
• Comanche County, TX (near Comanche) · Hail 1.00″
  “Comanche County Sheriff's Department reported quarter sized hail in the city of Comanche.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Watauga) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter-sized hail was reported at the National Weather Service Office in North Fort Worth.”

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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