Storm reports for July 5, 2017

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On July 5, 2017, 52 hail, 123 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Brown County, SD.

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 (52)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (178 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hillsborough County, FL (near Tampa) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 2 injuries
  “A large tree fell onto a van, temporarily trapping one person inside, and injuring 2 people.”
• Lumpkin County, GA (near Jay) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $6,000 · 1 injury
  “The Lumpkin County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down across the county from west of Dahlonega near Highway 52 and Nimblewill Church Road and Highway 9 and Buck Run East to east of Dahlonega along Grindle Bridge Road where a man was injured when a large tree branch fell on…”
• Carroll County, TN (near Howley) · Tornado EF1 · $750,000
  “A brief EF-1 tornado of 100 to 105 mph winds occurred in southwest Carroll County Wednesday evening between the communities of Cedar Grove and Huntingdon. This tornado produced widespread tree damage, mainly along and east of Highway 70 from Highway 424 northeast to Water Tower Road.”
• Caldwell County, NC (near Granite Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $150,000
  “County comms and spotters reported numerous trees blown down in the Granite Falls area, with two mobile homes destroyed by falling trees on Pibs Lane, damage to a garage in this same area, two houses damaged by trees on N Highland Ave, a tree on another mobile home on Providence St, and a tree down…”
• Kanabec County, MN (near Woodland) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “There was a swath of large hail, up to golf ball size, that damaged siding, broke windows and damage campers in northern Kanabec County.”
• Mecklenburg County, VA (near South Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Roof of a furniture store was damaged along North Mecklenburg Avenue. There was also minor roof damage to a mobile home on Union Mill 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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