Storm reports for April 14, 2017

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On April 14, 2017, 38 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.80″ (baseball size) in Parmer 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 (38)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (52 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Castro County, TX (near Dimmitt Muni Arpt) · Tornado EF3 · $1 million
  “An exceptionally large and significant tornado affected areas west of Dimmitt in Castro County. Along with video provided by storm spotters, a NWS storm survey team determined this tornado began just south of Highway 86 about 4 miles southwest of Dimmitt, before quickly assuming a very large wedge…”
• Castro County, TX (near Dimmitt) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $42,000
  “Touchstone Energy reported that 14 power poles were damaged on the west and northwest side of Dimmitt. The damage was likely from severe inflow winds. The time of this event was estimated from adjacent severe wind reports.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Belding) · Hail 1.75″ · $4,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Pecos County and produced hail damage west of Fort Stockton. There were several vehicles with broken windshields along I-10 from 12 to 23 miles west of Fort Stockton. Damage costs are a rough estimate.”
• Parmer County, TX (near Bovina) · Hail 2.75″ · $3,000
  “A storm chaser reported hail up to baseball size along US Highway 60 northeast of Bovina. Some storm chasers and a law enforcement vehicle received damage to their windshields.”
• Parmer County, TX (near Hub) · Hail 2.80″
  “A storm chaser measured hail on the ground slightly larger than baseball size. No damage was reported.”
• Sherman County, NE (near Loup City) · Hail 1.75″
  “Half dollar to golf ball size hail was reported.”

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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