Storm reports for July 17, 2017

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On July 17, 2017, 68 hail, 119 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 27 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in St. Louis 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 (68)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $220,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (190 events in 27 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clark County, NV (near Erie) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Approximately 20 trees were blown down, two road signs were damaged, a brick wall and a fence were destroyed, and a wooden structure was destroyed.”
• Emmons County, ND (near Strasburg) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Several large tree branches broke in the city of Strasburg. A pay-loader had to be used to remove some branches.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Brookhaven) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “A tree was blown onto a powerline on Spring Drive. A tree was blown down on West Court Street. Powerlines were also blown down on Industrial Park Road and on Highway 550 near Highway 51.”
• Gwinnett County, GA (near Norcross) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the northern and western portions of the county. Some locations include Edgewood Lane in Stone Mountain; around the intersections of Steve Drive and Buford Highway and Amwiler Road at Humphries Way in…”
• Broome County, NY (near Windsor) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds which uprooted or snapped more than 10 trees trees on Ouaquaga Road.”
• Jackson County, IL (near Murphysboro) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down across the city.”

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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