Storm reports for May 15, 2017

On May 15, 2017, 185 hail, 92 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states.

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185hail reports

92damaging-wind reports

1tornado reports

2.75″largest hail reported

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On May 15, 2017, 185 hail, 92 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Hutchinson 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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
IA	47	38	1	2.50″
TX	36	3	0	2.75″
WI	15	17	0	2.50″
MN	26	4	0	1.75″
KS	20	9	0	2.50″
NE	7	10	0	1.50″
WY	13	1	0	2.00″
OK	7	2	0	1.75″
SD	4	5	0	1.00″
IL	4	3	0	2.00″
CO	4	0	0	1.25″
MT	2	0	0	1.00″

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
DeForest, WI	12,260	2.50″
Windsor, WI	10,005	2.50″
Eagle Grove, IA	3,615	2.50″
Rockford, IL	147,486	2.00″
Loves Park, IL	23,636	2.00″
Machesney Park, IL	22,839	2.00″
New Hampton, IA	3,433	2.00″
Waunakee, WI	16,363	1.75″
Cedarburg, WI	13,011	1.75″
Port Washington, WI	12,750	1.75″
Grafton, WI	12,741	1.75″
Saukville, WI	4,305	1.75″
Thiensville, WI	3,299	1.75″
Roseville, MN	35,637	1.50″
Shoreview, MN	26,939	1.50″
New Brighton, MN	22,374	1.50″
Liberal, KS	19,184	1.50″
Vadnais Heights, MN	13,108	1.50″
Mounds View, MN	12,841	1.50″
St. Anthony, MN	9,993	1.50″
Arden Hills, MN	9,490	1.50″
Ulysses, KS	5,582	1.50″
North Oaks, MN	5,232	1.50″
Circle Pines, MN	4,944	1.50″
Lexington, MN	3,062	1.50″

Hail reports (185)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
00:40	2.75″	Hutchinson County, TX
21:20	2.50″	Dane County, WI
22:30	2.50″	Humboldt County, IA
22:37	2.50″	Wright County, IA
00:24	2.50″	Hutchinson County, TX
00:40	2.50″	Hutchinson County, TX
00:50	2.50″	Hutchinson County, TX
01:14	2.50″	Scott County, KS
01:14	2.50″	Scott County, KS
21:20	2.00″	Dane County, WI
23:04	2.00″	Winnebago County, IL
23:38	2.00″	Chickasaw County, IA
23:40	2.00″	Chickasaw County, IA
23:47	2.00″	Winneshiek County, IA
23:59	2.00″	Winneshiek County, IA
00:39	2.00″	Hutchinson County, TX
01:00	2.00″	Crook County, WY
01:08	2.00″	Wichita County, KS
21:15	1.75″	Dane County, WI
22:23	1.75″	Humboldt County, IA
22:38	1.75″	Wright County, IA
22:48	1.75″	Wright County, IA
22:52	1.75″	Winnebago County, IL
23:01	1.75″	Winnebago County, IL
23:20	1.75″	Potter County, TX
23:30	1.75″	Franklin County, IA
23:52	1.75″	Moore County, TX
01:05	1.75″	Hutchinson County, TX
01:56	1.75″	Cheyenne County, KS
01:56	1.75″	Cheyenne County, KS
02:52	1.75″	Texas County, OK
02:58	1.75″	Texas County, OK
03:02	1.75″	Texas County, OK
03:08	1.75″	Steele County, MN
03:45	1.75″	Ozaukee County, WI
03:46	1.75″	Ozaukee County, WI
04:45	1.75″	Kossuth County, IA
18:42	1.50″	Hamilton County, IA
22:15	1.50″	Campbell County, WY
22:54	1.50″	Texas County, OK
23:38	1.50″	Morton County, KS
23:50	1.50″	Franklin County, IA
23:51	1.50″	Winneshiek County, IA
23:54	1.50″	Grant County, KS
23:56	1.50″	Moore County, TX
23:59	1.50″	Grant County, KS
00:30	1.50″	Kearny County, KS
00:31	1.50″	Hutchinson County, TX
00:37	1.50″	Hutchinson County, TX
00:45	1.50″	Wichita County, KS
00:45	1.50″	Sherman County, TX
01:54	1.50″	Cheyenne County, KS
02:15	1.50″	Dundy County, NE
02:40	1.50″	Olmsted County, MN
03:08	1.50″	Seward County, KS
04:50	1.50″	Winnebago County, IA
10:42	1.50″	Ramsey County, MN
18:07	1.25″	Webster County, IA
20:30	1.25″	Cheyenne County, CO
23:16	1.25″	Franklin County, IA
23:38	1.25″	Franklin County, IA
23:40	1.25″	Moore County, TX
23:48	1.25″	Moore County, TX
00:01	1.25″	Texas County, OK
00:08	1.25″	Moore County, TX
00:22	1.25″	Clayton County, IA
04:08	1.25″	Kossuth County, IA
04:10	1.25″	Houston County, MN
04:37	1.25″	Le Sueur County, MN
18:10	1.00″	Webster County, IA
18:54	1.00″	Hamilton County, IA
21:00	1.00″	Columbia County, WI
21:15	1.00″	Dane County, WI
21:20	1.00″	Sheridan County, WY
21:30	1.00″	Kossuth County, IA
22:01	1.00″	Humboldt County, IA
22:20	1.00″	Logan County, KS
22:25	1.00″	Hancock County, IA
22:28	1.00″	Humboldt County, IA
22:32	1.00″	Winnebago County, IL
22:32	1.00″	Cheyenne County, CO
22:35	1.00″	Logan County, KS
22:44	1.00″	Cerro Gordo County, IA
22:45	1.00″	Kiowa County, CO
22:57	1.00″	Floyd County, IA
23:00	1.00″	Moore County, TX
23:04	1.00″	Cerro Gordo County, IA
23:07	1.00″	Winneshiek County, IA
23:11	1.00″	Floyd County, IA
23:14	1.00″	Franklin County, IA
23:15	1.00″	Hutchinson County, TX
23:15	1.00″	Powder River County, MT
23:22	1.00″	Hutchinson County, TX
23:25	1.00″	Hutchinson County, TX
23:28	1.00″	Hutchinson County, TX
23:28	1.00″	Chickasaw County, IA
23:30	1.00″	Campbell County, WY
23:40	1.00″	Goshen County, WY
23:42	1.00″	Franklin County, IA
23:44	1.00″	Carson County, TX
23:45	1.00″	Franklin County, IA
23:45	1.00″	Moore County, TX
23:49	1.00″	Texas County, OK
23:51	1.00″	Moore County, TX
23:52	1.00″	Stanton County, KS
00:05	1.00″	Crook County, WY
00:05	1.00″	Butler County, IA
00:10	1.00″	Campbell County, WY
00:29	1.00″	Kearny County, KS
00:31	1.00″	Sherman County, TX
00:35	1.00″	Weston County, WY
00:38	1.00″	Harlan County, NE
00:55	1.00″	Carter County, MT
01:01	1.00″	Phelps County, NE
01:01	1.00″	Hansford County, TX
01:08	1.00″	Texas County, OK
01:20	1.00″	Weston County, WY
01:30	1.00″	Weston County, WY
02:02	1.00″	Harlan County, NE
02:10	1.00″	Hansford County, TX
02:51	1.00″	Olmsted County, MN
02:54	1.00″	Ochiltree County, TX
02:55	1.00″	Ochiltree County, TX
03:00	1.00″	Dodge County, WI
03:14	1.00″	Seward County, KS
03:18	1.00″	Olmsted County, MN
03:20	1.00″	Olmsted County, MN
03:22	1.00″	Dodge County, MN
03:24	1.00″	Hayes County, NE
03:25	1.00″	Olmsted County, MN
03:26	1.00″	Dodge County, MN
03:35	1.00″	Seward County, KS
03:38	1.00″	Holt County, NE
03:44	1.00″	Hayes County, NE
04:00	1.00″	Meade County, SD
04:15	1.00″	Kossuth County, IA
04:15	1.00″	Winnebago County, IA
04:35	1.00″	Dodge County, MN
07:35	1.00″	Hamlin County, SD
10:02	1.00″	Day County, SD
10:55	1.00″	Anoka County, MN
23:20	0.90″	Moore County, TX
18:30	0.88″	Hamilton County, IA
21:09	0.88″	Dane County, WI
21:15	0.88″	Sheridan County, WY
22:15	0.88″	Cerro Gordo County, IA
22:30	0.88″	Kiowa County, CO
22:59	0.88″	Floyd County, IA
23:01	0.88″	Wright County, IA
23:21	0.88″	Floyd County, IA
23:35	0.88″	Carson County, TX
23:49	0.88″	Moore County, TX
01:17	0.88″	Decatur County, KS
01:34	0.88″	Weston County, WY
02:30	0.88″	Fillmore County, MN
02:45	0.88″	Buffalo County, WI
02:48	0.88″	Ochiltree County, TX
02:57	0.88″	Olmsted County, MN
02:59	0.88″	Ochiltree County, TX
03:28	0.88″	Olmsted County, MN
04:59	0.88″	Winnebago County, IA
19:37	0.75″	Juneau County, WI
20:05	0.75″	Juneau County, WI
20:33	0.75″	Worth County, IA
20:59	0.75″	Mitchell County, IA
21:25	0.75″	Sheridan County, WY
23:04	0.75″	Moore County, TX
23:20	0.75″	Floyd County, IA
23:40	0.75″	Moore County, TX
00:18	0.75″	Moore County, TX
00:43	0.75″	Grant County, WI
01:23	0.75″	Grant County, WI
01:55	0.75″	Norton County, KS
02:29	0.75″	Fillmore County, MN
02:30	0.75″	Manitowoc County, WI
03:00	0.75″	Olmsted County, MN
03:13	0.75″	Blue Earth County, MN
03:15	0.75″	Fillmore County, MN
03:22	0.75″	Olmsted County, MN
03:26	0.75″	Olmsted County, MN
04:00	0.75″	Wabasha County, MN
04:09	0.75″	Waseca County, MN
06:45	0.75″	Meade County, SD
11:05	0.75″	Anoka County, MN
11:10	0.75″	Anoka County, MN

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (279 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Property damage
Douglas County, SD	2	1	$60,000
Winneshiek County, IA	10	0	$612,000
Clayton County, IA	4	0	$257,000
Grant County, WI	7	0	$128,000
Franklin County, IA	5	0	$76,000
Humboldt County, IA	2	0	$52,000
Fayette County, IA	1	0	$25,000
Phillips County, KS	1	0	$25,000
Adams County, NE	1	0	$25,000
Buffalo County, NE	1	0	$25,000
Franklin County, NE	1	0	$25,000
Wright County, IA	1	0	$20,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Douglas County, SD (near Armour) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
“Semi truck and trailer blown off the road.”
Winneshiek County, IA (near Ft Atkinson) · Hail 2.00″ · $500,000
“Large, wind driven hail pounded Ft. Atkinson. An estimated 70 to 80 percent of the buildings in the town sustained siding and roof damage.”
Clayton County, IA (near Garber) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $175,000
“Three barns and a machine shed were destroyed northeast of Garber. Several trees were also uprooted, a garage collapsed and some roof panels were taken off a farm building.”
Franklin County, IA (near Hampton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
“Public reported traffic poles downed and roof damage. Reported via social media.”
Winneshiek County, IA (near Ossian) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
“Southeast of Calmar, a commodity shed was destroyed with several other buildings damaged, a 30 foot travel trailer was tossed across the yard of a residence and a large pine tree was topped with the debris found a quarter of a mile away.”
Grant County, WI (near Cuba City) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $50,000
“A wind gust of 68 mph occurred in Cuba City. The roof of a private school was blown off by the winds.”

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.

NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for May 15, 2017

National Weather Service survey teams mapped 1 tornado path from this storm day (1 EF0), 1 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.

Rating	Peak wind	Path length	Max width	Deaths / injuries	On the ground	Surveyed by
EF0	70 mph	1.0 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	23:45–23:47 UTC	NWS La Crosse

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.

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