Storm reports for April 28, 2017

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On April 28, 2017, 80 hail, 61 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Le Flore County, OK.

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 (80)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $914,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (143 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Caddo County, OK (near Eakly) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “Double-wide mobile home was destroyed. One injury.”
• Oldham County, KY (near Harmony Vlg) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “A tornado developed in a new subdivision in Goshen, KY. The tornado traveled along a 1 mile path to the ENE. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. A couple of houses and two church buildings sustained roof damage. Power lines and power poles were downed along the path as well.”
• Le Flore County, OK (near Neff) · Tornado EF2 · $150,000
  “A tornado developed southwest of Cameron and moved generally north. It destroyed mobile homes, damaged homes, destroyed outbuildings, snapped numerous trees and power poles, uprooted numerous trees, and rolled several vehicles.”
• Lawrence County, IL (near Sumner) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $120,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Sumner to Lawrenceville between 4:45 PM CDT and 5:15 PM CDT. A few trees were blown onto homes and vehicles in Lawrenceville.”
• Richland County, IL (near Noble) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $70,000
  “Straight line winds blew numerous trees and power lines down from Noble eastward through Calhoun and Claremont between 4:10 PM CDT and 4:45 PM CDT.”
• Brown County, IN (near New Bellsville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $40,000
  “Trees were reported down all across the township due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Some of those trees were reported to be blocking roadways and delaying emergency responders. A tree also fell on a house, trapping a man inside.”

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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