Storm reports for May 21, 2017

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On May 21, 2017, 21 hail, 33 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Webb 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (21)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $20.6 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (56 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Webb County, TX (near (Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $20 million
  “Damage survey in connection with a severe thunderstorm revealed straight-line wind damage along a line around 5 miles in length and 1 mile in width across northwest Laredo.”
• Fort Bend County, TX (near Missouri City) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Wind damage occurred along the Joann Street area and included a construction company and nursery, with significant damage to an awning and a metal roof. There were also downed trees. Damage was pushed toward thew northeast.”
• Webb County, TX (near Pescadito) · Hail 2.50″ · $100,000
  “Storm chaser reported tennis ball sized hail east of Laredo.”
• Warren County, MS (near Brunswick) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $60,000
  “A swath of wind came through western Warren County caused damage to a home on Eagle Lake Shore Road where the roof was ripped off. Two trees were blown onto homes on Sea Island Drive and trees were blown down on Highway 465 near Eagle Lake Road.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Greenfield) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “A tree went through a home on Kelly Circle.”
• Claiborne County, MS (near Port Gibson) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $45,000
  “A few trees were blown down onto homes around Port Gibson, including on Rodney Road, Highway 18 and Highway 61.”

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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