Storm reports for June 28, 2017

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On June 28, 2017, 68 hail, 78 damaging-wind and 26 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Page County, IA.

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 (68)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage, $784,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (178 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Linn County, IA (near Central City) · Tornado EF2 · 1 injury
  “The tornado touched down south of Central City in the county fairgrounds outfield area, and tracked about 12 miles northeast through Prairieburg before lifting in rural Jones County. The most intense damage occurred near and in Prairieburg.”
• Green County, WI (near Stearns) · Tornado EF1 · $325,000
  “Along the path of the tornado, a barn and pole shed were destroyed, 4 houses sustained damage, 4 power poles were snapped, numerous trees were either snapped or uprooted and a camper was rolled into a pond. The majority of the tornado path had EF-0 damage, but there were pockets of EF-1 damage.”
• Grant County, WI (near Livingston) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $170,000
  “More than 20 power poles were snapped causing power lines to go down along State Highway 80 between Livingston and Montfort. Farm buildings were damaged north of Livingston.”
• Green County, WI (near Stearns) · Tornado EF1 · $145,000
  “A short lived tornado removed a portion of the roof from two industrial buildings and broke multiple windows in each building. Elsewhere, a trailer was flipped and multiple trees were either snapped or uprooted. A dumpster was also lifted and blown across Highway 69.”
• Taylor County, IA (near Bedford Arpt) · Tornado EF2 · $75,000
  “Large wedge tornado moved across southern Taylor County. The tornado remained in rural areas with primarily tree and crop damage. A few structures were also hit with some minor damage to a house and one old outbuilding nearly destroyed.”
• Marion County, IA (near Pleasantville) · Tornado EF1 · $75,000
  “Tornado moved into Marion County from Warren County. The tornado remained in rural portions of the county south and east of Pleasantville with the tornado lifting just southwest of Otley. Several rural residences received light damage with much tree damage along the path.”

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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