Storm reports for July 2, 2017

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On July 2, 2017, 49 hail, 76 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Hooker County, NE.

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 (49)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $888,000 in property damage and $150,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (126 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Craighead County, AR (near Jonesboro) · Tornado EF1 · $750,000
  “A brief EF1 tornado with maximum speeds of 100 to 105 mph touched down approximately one half mile south southeast of downtown Jonesboro with a highly localized area of damage between Citizens Street and the intersection of Rains street and East Oak Avenue.”
• Forsyth County, GA (near Cumming) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “The Forsyth County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down, some onto houses, in a neighborhood south of Cumming. Locations include on Redbud Way, Gran Forest Drive, Haw Creek Drive, Loblolly Lane, Hawthorne Terrace, and Cottonwood Trail. No injuries were reported.”
• Hughes County, OK (near Holdenville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $15,000
  “A roof was blown off of the Masonic lodge. A few signs were destroyed. Significant tree damage was also observed.”
• Furnas County, NE (near Beaver City) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “Wind gusts were estimated to be near 75 MPH.”
• Furnas County, NE (near Cambridge) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph · $10,000
  “A mesonet station 2 miles north-northeast of Cambridge measured a wind gust of 72 MPH at 9:18 p.m. CDT. Wind gusts 1 mile east of Cambridge were estimated to be near 65 MPH. Tree limbs ranging from 4 to 16 inches in diameter were downed in the area.”
• Oklahoma County, OK (near Spencer) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Several utility poles were snapped along 63rd st.”

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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