Storm reports for July 9, 2017

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On July 9, 2017, 62 hail, 55 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Sibley County, MN.

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 (62)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $710,000 in property damage and $1.9 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (120 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sibley County, MN (near Winthrop) · Hail 4.00″ · $250,000
  “Very large hail fell around the city of Winthrop, including the local golf course that sustained a heavy loss of trees and significant damage to their greens. Hail also damaged homes and barns.”
• Hancock County, IA (near Klemme) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “Storm chaser video depicted extensive wind damage and likely wind driven hail damage in the town of Klemme. Damage included numerous car, home, and business windows broken and trees downed on homes. This is a delayed report and time estimated from radar.”
• Nicollet County, MN (near Lafayette) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms moved southward across Nicollet County causing damage to a machine shed, and roof damage to a hog barn. A local small wind turbine registered a wind gust of 80 mph. Hundreds of crop acres were damaged by hail throughout the central portion of the county.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Seminary Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Emergency management reported a large tree blown down on a house in the Overton Park area of Fort Worth, TX. Trees were also blown onto power lines in the same area.”
• Hancock County, IA (near Duncan) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “Emergency manager reported significant wind-driven hail damage to corn and bean fields between Britt and Klemme. Golf ball or larger hail and 70 to 80 mph winds pulverized 5 to 6 foot cornstalks to stubble. Trees and power lines also downed.”
• Worth County, IA (near Kensett) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Law enforcement reported a tree blown down on a house in Kensett. This is a delayed report and time estimated from radar.”

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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