Storm reports for May 11, 2017

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On May 11, 2017, 115 hail, 75 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Logan 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 (115)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.3 million in property damage and $3,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (205 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rusk County, TX (near Caledonia) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000
  “This is a continuation of the Nacogdoches County EF-2 tornado that initially touched down just southwest of Garrison along Highway 59. Additional EF-2 damage, with estimated winds of 115-120 mph occurred in the extreme southeast corner of Rusk County along Highway 59, where the tornado tore through…”
• Nacogdoches County, TX (near Garrison) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000
  “The Garrison area of Northeast Nacogdoches County sustained significant wind and tornado damage related to a supercell thunderstorms that moved over this area.”
• Rogers County, OK (near Collinsville) · Tornado EF1 · $500,000
  “A supercell thunderstorm rapidly developed near Owasso. A tornado developed as the storm approached N 161st E Avenue to the south of 106th Street N where tree limbs were snapped and barns were damaged.”
• Houston County, TX (near Houston City) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $200,000
  “Wind damage across parts of the Crockett area included portions of an 8 to 10 block section in and around Holiday Inn Express and Crockett Sales & Rentals. Several buildings were moved and some were rolled. Bay doors were blown in and out at additional area businesses.”
• Durham County, NC (near West Durham) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “A large tree fell and crashed into a home on Vickers Avenue. Monetary damages were estimated.”
• Wake County, NC (near Brookhaven) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “A large tree fell through the roof of a home in the Stonehenge Neighborhood. Monetary damages were estimated.”

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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