Storm reports for June 23, 2017

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On June 23, 2017, 16 hail, 259 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lea 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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11.8 million in property damage and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (283 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Baxter County, AR (near Ellis) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 death
  “ONE FATAL, and this is a delayed report. A man was in Lake Norfork when thunderstorm winds overturned his kayak. Emergency personnel tried to revive him...but he eventually died.”
• Jefferson County, AR (near Hardin) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 death
  “One fatality occurred...when a tree was blown over onto a car. There were other people in the car but none of the others were hurt.”
• Tom Green County, TX (near Carlsbad) · Thunderstorm wind 94 mph · $7 million
  “Afternoon highs reached well above 100 degrees across a large part of West Central Texas. San Angelo measured 109 degrees. A cold front moving south across the region triggered thunderstorms. Several of these storms produced damaging thunderstorm winds.”
• Mitchell County, TX (near Loraine) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $3 million
  “A thunderstorm moved across Mitchell County and produced wind damage near Loraine. Multiple high profile train cars derailed just south of I-20 near mile marker 223 along Lucus Road. The survey team estimated that the wind speeds were roughly 90 mph through this area.”
• Harrison County, WV (near Maken) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “Damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado and estimated maximum wind speeds of 110 mph was found by a National Weather Service storm survey. Many trees were snapped or uprooted along the path of the tornado. Near the start of the path along Shaws Run Road, a cinder block garage partially collapsed.”
• Marion County, KY (near St Francis) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “This tornado spun up in a broader area of 40-60 mph winds that caused minor tree damage across an area over a mile wide in western Marion County. The tornado touched down on the edge of a large wooded area west of Highway 527 0.4 miles south of St Francis.”

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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