Storm reports for May 2, 2017

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On May 2, 2017, 30 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Beaver 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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $63,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (41 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Garfield County, OK (near Carrier) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Approximately 22 utility poles were downed between Sheridan and Stable roads. Some trees were uprooted. Estimated 70 mph winds. Time estimate based on radar.”
• Woodward County, OK (near Sharon) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “Dozens of power poles downed along highway 34 from 4 miles south of Woodward south to Sharon.”
• Garfield County, OK (near Carrier) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “Hail damage reported to roofs and cars. Time estimated by radar.”
• Rogers County, OK (near Talala) · Thunderstorm wind 82 mph
  “The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Talala measured 82 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.”
• Carson County, TX (near Skellytown) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “One power pole knocked down causing transformer fires on County road Y. Two other power poles leaning.”
• Hansford County, TX (near Spearman) · Hail 1.75″
  “Law enforcement reported golf ball size hail.”

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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