Storm reports for May 22, 2017

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On May 22, 2017, 50 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in De Baca County, NM.

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 (50)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $234,000 in property damage and $0 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (83 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Brazoria County, TX (near Anchor) · Tornado EF0 · $200,000
  “An EF0 tornado damaged a porch roof in back of a home, destroyed a pump house and damaged a trailer, and knocked over several trees.”
• Galveston County, TX (near (Gls)Scholes Fld Gal) · Tornado EF0 · $20,000
  “An EF0 tornado damaged a Holiday Inn along Termini-San Luis Pass Road. Damage included blown out windows and lattice damage. Witnesses indicated this was a waterspout that moved onshore.”
• Lea County, NM (near Jal) · Thunderstorm wind 77 mph · $6,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Lea County and produced a 77 mph wind gust 22 miles west northwest of Jal. This wind gust snapped two power poles. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Carlsbad) · Hail 1.75″ · $4,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced golf ball sized hail at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. There were 65 windows reported broken, four window screens, nine vehicle mirrors, two windshields, and six tail lights. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.”
• Camden County, NC (near South Mills) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Trees were downed near the junction of Highway 17 and Ponderosa Road north of South Mills.”
• Currituck County, NC (near Jarvisburg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Trees were downed near Jarvisburg on Fisher Landing Road.”

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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