Storm reports for April 5, 2017

On April 5, 2017, 260 hail, 189 damaging-wind and 24 tornado reports were logged across 11 states.

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260hail reports

189damaging-wind reports

24tornado reports

3.75″largest hail reported

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On April 5, 2017, 260 hail, 189 damaging-wind and 24 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 3.75″ (teacup size) in Talladega County, AL.

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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
KY	46	61	4	2.00″
GA	48	36	7	2.00″
AL	56	7	3	3.75″
SC	28	27	4	1.75″
TN	35	12	2	1.75″
OH	6	35	2	1.00″
IN	18	1	1	1.75″
NC	13	2	0	2.00″
IL	7	1	1	1.25″
FL	1	7	0	1.00″
VA	2	0	0	1.00″

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Pell City, AL	14,094	3.00″
Mountain Brook, AL	21,701	2.50″
Irondale, AL	13,545	2.50″
Lincoln, AL	7,790	2.50″
Roanoke, AL	5,424	2.50″
Jefferson, GA	16,459	2.00″
Talladega, AL	14,693	2.00″
Heflin, AL	3,557	2.00″
Bowling Green, KY	79,076	1.75″
Vestavia Hills, AL	38,151	1.75″
New Albany, IN	37,652	1.75″
Homewood, AL	27,919	1.75″
Lexington, SC	25,354	1.75″
West Columbia, SC	18,418	1.75″
Fairburn, GA	17,267	1.75″
Bardstown, KY	14,104	1.75″
Oak Island, NC	9,322	1.75″
Bremen, GA	7,647	1.75″
St. James, NC	7,315	1.75″
Odenville, AL	5,711	1.75″
Smiths Station, AL	5,583	1.75″
Glencoe, AL	5,396	1.75″
Springville, AL	5,392	1.75″
Palmetto, GA	5,213	1.75″
Hartwell, GA	4,701	1.75″

Hail reports (260)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
20:55	3.75″	Talladega County, AL
19:57	3.00″	Talladega County, AL
23:22	3.00″	Calhoun County, AL
23:25	3.00″	St. Clair County, AL
23:14	2.75″	St. Clair County, AL
21:25	2.50″	Cleburne County, AL
22:30	2.50″	Randolph County, AL
22:56	2.50″	Jefferson County, AL
23:26	2.50″	Talladega County, AL
20:36	2.00″	Talladega County, AL
21:25	2.00″	Cleburne County, AL
21:35	2.00″	Cherokee County, AL
23:26	2.00″	Brunswick County, NC
00:04	2.00″	Madison County, KY
03:25	2.00″	Jackson County, GA
12:44	1.75″	Fulton County, GA
14:10	1.75″	Wilcox County, AL
16:26	1.75″	Lincoln County, GA
16:27	1.75″	McCormick County, SC
16:27	1.75″	McCormick County, SC
17:44	1.75″	Wilkes County, GA
18:10	1.75″	Lincoln County, GA
18:18	1.75″	Lexington County, SC
18:20	1.75″	Lexington County, SC
18:35	1.75″	Richland County, SC
19:45	1.75″	Turner County, GA
19:58	1.75″	Russell County, AL
20:01	1.75″	Ben Hill County, GA
20:28	1.75″	Ohio County, KY
20:42	1.75″	Floyd County, IN
20:52	1.75″	Floyd County, IN
21:11	1.75″	Calhoun County, AL
21:17	1.75″	Harrison County, IN
21:18	1.75″	Coffee County, TN
21:23	1.75″	Warren County, KY
21:23	1.75″	Warren County, KY
21:34	1.75″	Warren County, KY
21:34	1.75″	Smith County, TN
21:45	1.75″	Nelson County, KY
21:45	1.75″	Haralson County, GA
21:46	1.75″	Warren County, KY
21:58	1.75″	Carroll County, GA
22:00	1.75″	Nelson County, KY
22:03	1.75″	Henry County, KY
22:06	1.75″	Henry County, KY
22:09	1.75″	Macon County, TN
22:25	1.75″	Green County, KY
22:40	1.75″	Franklin County, TN
22:50	1.75″	Jefferson County, AL
22:52	1.75″	Jefferson County, AL
22:55	1.75″	Chilton County, AL
23:13	1.75″	St. Clair County, AL
23:30	1.75″	Brunswick County, NC
00:05	1.75″	Fayette County, KY
01:29	1.75″	Paulding County, GA
03:01	1.75″	Lee County, AL
03:30	1.75″	Banks County, GA
03:55	1.75″	Chatham County, GA
03:58	1.75″	Hart County, GA
17:42	1.50″	Lexington County, SC
19:58	1.50″	Breckinridge County, KY
21:00	1.50″	Calhoun County, AL
21:31	1.50″	Wilson County, TN
23:17	1.50″	Brunswick County, NC
23:59	1.50″	Charleston County, SC
00:27	1.50″	Lanier County, GA
03:07	1.50″	Barrow County, GA
03:20	1.50″	Jackson County, GA
03:52	1.50″	Chatham County, GA
16:10	1.25″	Fayette County, GA
19:16	1.25″	Gordon County, GA
19:28	1.25″	Turner County, GA
19:33	1.25″	Sumter County, SC
20:22	1.25″	Hamilton County, IL
20:57	1.25″	Lincoln County, TN
21:11	1.25″	Harrison County, IN
21:30	1.25″	Cherokee County, AL
21:50	1.25″	Haralson County, GA
21:53	1.25″	Clay County, TN
22:18	1.25″	Toombs County, GA
22:43	1.25″	Taylor County, KY
23:18	1.25″	Brunswick County, NC
23:41	1.25″	Etowah County, AL
00:00	1.25″	Charleston County, SC
00:00	1.25″	Charleston County, SC
04:27	1.25″	Anderson County, SC
05:07	1.25″	Catawba County, NC
14:10	1.00″	Wilcox County, AL
15:00	1.00″	Douglas County, GA
15:55	1.00″	Wilkes County, GA
16:06	1.00″	Hale County, AL
16:49	1.00″	Newberry County, SC
17:30	1.00″	Greene County, GA
19:20	1.00″	Crisp County, GA
19:28	1.00″	Turner County, GA
20:06	1.00″	Florence County, SC
20:18	1.00″	Butler County, KY
20:27	1.00″	Jennings County, IN
20:40	1.00″	Decatur County, IN
20:46	1.00″	Floyd County, IN
20:49	1.00″	Richland County, IL
20:50	1.00″	Dillon County, SC
20:51	1.00″	Floyd County, IN
20:59	1.00″	Lincoln County, TN
21:03	1.00″	Bedford County, TN
21:07	1.00″	Harrison County, IN
21:09	1.00″	Richland County, IL
21:15	1.00″	Etowah County, AL
21:16	1.00″	Rutherford County, TN
21:17	1.00″	Edmonson County, KY
21:22	1.00″	Warren County, KY
21:25	1.00″	Hardin County, KY
21:26	1.00″	Coffee County, TN
21:28	1.00″	Wilson County, TN
21:30	1.00″	Randolph County, IN
21:32	1.00″	Coffee County, TN
21:40	1.00″	Smith County, TN
21:40	1.00″	Haralson County, GA
21:45	1.00″	Warren County, TN
21:45	1.00″	Cherokee County, AL
21:47	1.00″	Nelson County, KY
21:55	1.00″	Henry County, KY
21:55	1.00″	Madison County, AL
21:56	1.00″	Madison County, AL
21:56	1.00″	Madison County, AL
21:58	1.00″	Coffee County, TN
22:00	1.00″	Nelson County, KY
22:00	1.00″	Horry County, SC
22:02	1.00″	Macon County, TN
22:04	1.00″	Telfair County, GA
22:05	1.00″	Clay County, TN
22:06	1.00″	Preble County, OH
22:06	1.00″	Shelby County, KY
22:07	1.00″	Coffee County, TN
22:12	1.00″	Randolph County, AL
22:15	1.00″	Nelson County, KY
22:20	1.00″	Clay County, TN
22:28	1.00″	Jefferson County, AL
22:30	1.00″	Jefferson County, AL
22:38	1.00″	Montgomery County, OH
22:43	1.00″	Heard County, GA
22:45	1.00″	Franklin County, TN
22:45	1.00″	Shelby County, AL
22:50	1.00″	Jefferson County, AL
22:54	1.00″	Clark County, OH
23:00	1.00″	Franklin County, TN
23:02	1.00″	DeKalb County, TN
23:05	1.00″	Scott County, KY
23:05	1.00″	St. Clair County, AL
23:06	1.00″	Marion County, TN
23:06	1.00″	Monroe County, IN
23:07	1.00″	St. Clair County, AL
23:08	1.00″	Randolph County, AL
23:10	1.00″	St. Clair County, AL
23:11	1.00″	Brunswick County, NC
23:13	1.00″	Putnam County, TN
23:15	1.00″	St. Clair County, AL
23:16	1.00″	Brunswick County, NC
23:18	1.00″	Brown County, IN
23:30	1.00″	Sequatchie County, TN
23:47	1.00″	Calhoun County, AL
23:55	1.00″	Charleston County, SC
23:55	1.00″	Charleston County, SC
23:55	1.00″	Charleston County, SC
00:04	1.00″	Charleston County, SC
00:05	1.00″	Madison County, KY
00:05	1.00″	Fayette County, KY
00:05	1.00″	Calhoun County, AL
00:07	1.00″	Fayette County, KY
00:07	1.00″	Madison County, KY
00:15	1.00″	DeKalb County, AL
00:20	1.00″	Clark County, KY
00:25	1.00″	DeKalb County, AL
00:27	1.00″	Lanier County, GA
00:45	1.00″	Coosa County, AL
02:25	1.00″	Lee County, AL
02:25	1.00″	Troup County, GA
02:31	1.00″	Lee County, AL
02:43	1.00″	Lee County, AL
02:58	1.00″	Lee County, AL
03:00	1.00″	Gwinnett County, GA
03:05	1.00″	Jackson County, GA
03:08	1.00″	Hall County, GA
03:35	1.00″	Jackson County, GA
03:42	1.00″	Franklin County, GA
03:50	1.00″	Chatham County, GA
03:50	1.00″	Chatham County, GA
04:42	1.00″	Greenville County, SC
04:47	1.00″	Burke County, NC
04:53	1.00″	Burke County, NC
09:45	1.00″	Guilford County, NC
10:14	1.00″	Caswell County, NC
10:31	1.00″	Halifax County, VA
11:35	1.00″	Durham County, NC
11:40	1.00″	Polk County, FL
12:10	0.88″	Heard County, GA
15:20	0.88″	Lincoln County, GA
16:20	0.88″	McCormick County, SC
18:30	0.88″	Richland County, SC
19:21	0.88″	Saline County, IL
19:55	0.88″	Breckinridge County, KY
20:04	0.88″	Breckinridge County, KY
20:38	0.88″	Robertson County, TN
20:39	0.88″	Floyd County, IN
20:40	0.88″	Harrison County, IN
20:45	0.88″	Robertson County, TN
20:50	0.88″	Floyd County, IN
21:04	0.88″	Meade County, KY
21:21	0.88″	Coffee County, TN
21:25	0.88″	Hardin County, KY
21:27	0.88″	Sumner County, TN
21:40	0.88″	Smith County, TN
21:42	0.88″	Smith County, TN
21:54	0.88″	Madison County, AL
21:57	0.88″	Hart County, KY
22:02	0.88″	Clay County, TN
22:10	0.88″	Effingham County, GA
22:13	0.88″	Nelson County, KY
22:52	0.88″	Marshall County, AL
23:07	0.88″	Brown County, OH
23:07	0.88″	Marshall County, AL
23:10	0.88″	DeKalb County, AL
23:45	0.88″	Charleston County, SC
23:57	0.88″	Charleston County, SC
00:00	0.88″	DeKalb County, AL
00:15	0.88″	Berkeley County, SC
02:58	0.88″	Gwinnett County, GA
12:06	0.75″	Fayette County, GA
18:02	0.75″	Tazewell County, IL
18:12	0.75″	Aiken County, SC
18:15	0.75″	Peoria County, IL
19:20	0.75″	Daviess County, KY
19:30	0.75″	Williamson County, IL
19:38	0.75″	Butler County, KY
19:45	0.75″	Hancock County, KY
20:14	0.75″	Butler County, KY
20:25	0.75″	Gibson County, IN
20:35	0.75″	Harrison County, IN
20:55	0.75″	Clark County, IN
20:56	0.75″	Breckinridge County, KY
21:02	0.75″	Warren County, KY
21:40	0.75″	Madison County, AL
22:00	0.75″	Chattooga County, GA
22:14	0.75″	Bryan County, GA
22:31	0.75″	Effingham County, GA
22:41	0.75″	Clermont County, OH
22:43	0.75″	Montgomery County, OH
23:03	0.75″	Boyle County, KY
23:05	0.75″	DeKalb County, TN
23:16	0.75″	Putnam County, TN
00:00	0.75″	Charleston County, SC
00:22	0.75″	Clark County, KY
00:23	0.75″	Jackson County, AL
00:38	0.75″	Clark County, KY
00:45	0.75″	Adair County, KY
01:04	0.75″	Rowan County, KY
03:50	0.75″	Chatham County, GA
04:15	0.75″	Anderson County, SC
10:20	0.75″	Pittsylvania County, VA
11:50	0.75″	Robeson County, NC

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11.9 million in property damage, $11,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (482 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Property damage
Warren County, TN	2	1	$52,000
Dillon County, SC	3	1	$47,000
Edgefield County, SC	1	1	–
Fulton County, GA	1	0	$4.1 million
Paulding County, GA	1	0	$1.4 million
Jackson County, GA	2	0	$747,000
Carroll County, GA	2	0	$630,000
Metcalfe County, KY	3	0	$625,000
Henry County, AL	1	0	$500,000
Green County, KY	2	0	$400,000
Henry County, KY	2	0	$300,000
Haralson County, GA	1	0	$244,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Warren County, TN (near Irving College) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000 · 1 injury
“A fast-moving weak tornado, which was widely viewed and documented on video by numerous residents, touched down in the Irving College area of southeast Warren County about 7 miles southeast of McMinnville.”
Dillon County, SC (near Latta) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $45,000 · 1 injury
“A large oak tree fell onto a house on Bethea St. and crashed through the roof. The family was in the home at the time. A 4 year old child suffered head injuries and was hospitalized. The fallen tree resulted in significant structural damage.”
Edgefield County, SC (near Johnston) · Tornado EF1 · 1 injury
“Tornado damage began in Edgefield County on the east side of Johnston near Winthrow Avenue and continued northeast into Saluda County. Widespread hardwood and pine trees were uprooted and snapped causing damage to multiple homes and vehicles.”
Fulton County, GA (near Goodes) · Hail 1.75″ · $4.1 million
“The Fulton County Emergency Manager relayed a report from the Fire Chief of golf ball size hail in Chattahoochee Hills area around the intersection of Wilkerson Mill Road and Cascade-Palmetto Road.”
Paulding County, GA (near Union) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.4 million
“The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported golf ball size hail near the intersection of Highway 101 and Highway 120.”
Jackson County, GA (near Red Stone) · Hail 2.00″ · $739,000
“A report of 2 inch hail in the Preserve Neighborhood near Jefferson Middle School was received on social media.”

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.

NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for April 5, 2017

National Weather Service survey teams mapped 19 tornado paths from this storm day (4 EF2, 10 EF1, 5 EF0), 85 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.

Rating	Peak wind	Path length	Max width	Deaths / injuries	On the ground	Surveyed by
EF2	115 mph	20.4 mi	400 yd	0 / 0	19:38–20:07 UTC	NWS Peachtree City
EF2	115 mph	15.1 mi	1,359 yd	0 / 0	16:35–16:55 UTC	NWS FFC,
EF2	115 mph	10.4 mi	1,140 yd	0 / 0	15:49–16:04 UTC	NWS BMX,
EF2	115 mph	7.3 mi	1,000 yd	0 / 1	17:19–17:28 UTC	NWS Columbia
EF1	105 mph	8.5 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	17:55–18:13 UTC	NWS Peachtree City
EF1	95 mph	7.1 mi	150 yd	0 / 0	20:47–20:55 UTC	NWS Nashville
EF1	105 mph	4.2 mi	350 yd	0 / 0	19:05–19:14 UTC	NWS Peachtree City
EF1	95 mph	3.4 mi	125 yd	0 / 1	21:59–22:06 UTC	NWS Nashville
EF1	90 mph	2.0 mi	125 yd	0 / 0	01:39–01:43 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	100 mph	1.2 mi	90 yd	0 / 0	22:04–22:05 UTC	NWS Indianapolis
EF1	105 mph	0.8 mi	250 yd	0 / 0	22:19–22:20 UTC	NWS Louisville
EF1	110 mph	0.4 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	22:17–22:37 UTC	NWS Louisville
EF1	–	0.1 mi	30 yd	1 / 5	19:47–19:54 UTC	NWS Wilmington, NC
EF1	105 mph	0.1 mi	25 yd	0 / 0	19:10 UTC	NWS Paducah
EF0	70 mph	3.2 mi	150 yd	0 / 0	17:09–17:16 UTC	NWS Peachtree City
EF0	60 mph	0.2 mi	75 yd	0 / 0	21:44–21:45 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF0	85 mph	0.1 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	00:20–00:21 UTC	NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
EF0	85 mph	0.1 mi	30 yd	0 / 0	04:30–04:31 UTC	NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
EF0	–	0.1 mi	40 yd	0 / 0	22:58 UTC	NWS Wilmington, OH

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.

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