Storm reports for July 19, 2017

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On July 19, 2017, 31 hail, 184 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Holt 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 (31)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.3 million in property damage, $50,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (225 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clayton County, IA (near Giard) · Tornado EF1 · $840,000 · 2 injuries
  “An EF-1 tornado touched down about 5 miles west of McGregor and then moved through McGregor before dissipating just east of town over the Mississippi River. The most damage occurred in McGregor with two buildings downtown completely destroyed while numerous others were damaged.”
• Allamakee County, IA (near Rossville) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “A farmer sustained injuries when the barn he was doing chores in was blown down on top of him.”
• Crawford County, WI (near Prairie Du Chien Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $150,000
  “Several hangars and vintage World War II plane were damaged at the Prairie du Chien airport. Numerous trees and power lines were damaged or blown down across the city.”
• Worth County, IA (near Hanlontown) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $75,000
  “County dispatch reported overturned semis along I-35 around mile markers 203, 205, 207, and 208. This is a delayed report and time estimated from radar.”
• Dodge County, MN (near Claremont) · Thunderstorm wind 77 mph · $70,000
  “A turkey farm north of Claremont sustained roof damage to two buildings, but no turkeys were hurt. Power lines were also blown down.”
• Mitchell County, IA (near Carpenter) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $60,000
  “On a farm near Carpenter, tin silos were twisted and large trees were blown down. On another farm, a downed tree fell on a house.”

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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