Storm reports for April 29, 2017

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On April 29, 2017, 98 hail, 144 damaging-wind and 29 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Smyth County, VA. Tornadoes killed 4.

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 (98)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.6 million in property damage, $507,000 in crop damage, 60 injuries and 5 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (276 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Van Zandt County, TX (near Walton) · Tornado EF3 · $600,000 · 2 deaths · 24 injuries
  “This tornado began nearly as the last tornado dissipated to the south and west. The parent supercell cycled another tornado about a mile to the east and northeast of the previous storm. This tornado quickly grew to a large tornado, becoming slightly less than one mile wide at its widest point.”
• Van Zandt County, TX (near Big Rock) · Tornado EF4 · $700,000 · 2 deaths · 20 injuries
  “The Henderson County tornado continued into Van Zandt County. A National Weather Service damage survey crew found the start of tornado number three began in Henderson County, approximately 3 miles due south of Eustace.”
• Arkansas County, AR (near De Witt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 death
  “Several large trees downed. One tree fell on a mobile home and a woman inside was killed.”
• Henderson County, TX (near Payne Springs) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000 · 5 injuries
  “A National Weather Service damage survey crew found the start of tornado number three began in Henderson County, approximately 3 miles due south of Eustace. This tornado eventually moved into Van Zandt County, where the storm produced EF4 damage.”
• Henderson County, TX (near Stockard) · Tornado EF2 · $300,000 · 5 injuries
  “This tornado developed northeast of Log Cabin with the first|visible damage associated to snapped trees. As the tornado moved |north/northeast, a tall communications tower was snapped in half.”
• Boone County, AR (near Bellefonte) · Tornado EF1 · $400,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado moved near/through the town of Bellefonte. A couple homes sustained significant damage. A chandelier fell on a woman in the first house impacted by the tornado, resulting in a head injury and a hospital visit. She is expected to have a full recovery.”

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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