Storm reports for May 31, 2017

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On May 31, 2017, 134 hail, 109 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Duval County, FL.

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 (134)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $403,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (247 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sherman County, KS (near Edson) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Three irrigation pivots were blown over.”
• Sherman County, KS (near Goodland) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $26,000
  “Near the hospital a 30 ft. camper trailer was rolled three times, including rolling over a privacy fence and a shed. A large cottonwood tree was also blown over and a pine tree was uprooted on the hospital campus.”
• Hampshire County, MA (near Plainfield) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “At 515 PM EST, strong winds were reported that blew down multiple large trees and damaged the roof of a building on Prospect Street in Plainfield.”
• Sampson County, NC (near Clement) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down along a swath from the 6000 block of Maxwell Road, north of Autryville, to the intersection of Keener Road and Hobbton Highway, near Hobbton.”
• Washington County, VT (near Duxbury) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Large branches downed power lines and transformer along Route 2 between Waterbury Center and Middlesex. Tree down along Interstate 89 as well.”
• Lincoln County, NC (near Iron Station) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “County comms reported a tree blown down on a house and a carport blown down on two vehicles on Reinhardt Cir. Other trees were blown down along Highway 73.”

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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