Storm reports for August 5, 2017

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On August 5, 2017, 20 hail, 45 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Cowley County, KS.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $50.5 million in property damage and 30 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (73 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tulsa County, OK (near Tulsa) · Tornado EF2 · $50 million · 30 injuries
  “This tornado developed over a neighborhood east of S Harvard Avenue and south of E 36th Street S, where large tree limbs were snapped and homes were damaged. The tornado moved east-southeast crossing S Yale Avenue where numerous trees and power poles were snapped.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Broken Arrow Cotton) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado developed over a neighborhood along and north of E 51st Street S and west of S 177th East Avenue, where numerous homes received damage to their roofs and trees were damaged.”
• Kingman County, KS (near Kingman Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Several power poles were knocked down from the severe gusts, estimated to be 65 mph.”
• Wagoner County, OK (near Broken Arrow) · Tornado EF1 · $20,000
  “This is the second segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado moved from Tulsa County into Wagoner County where it blew the roof off of an outbuilding. It continued moving east-southeast snapping large tree limbs and uprooting some trees.”
• Rogers County, OK (near Inola) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $15,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles, uprooted trees, and damaged buildings along the 4210 Road. A storm chaser measured 90 mph thunderstorm wind gusts in the area.”
• Rogers County, OK (near Oologah) · Tornado EF1 · $15,000
  “This tornado developed east of Oologah where barns and trees were damaged. The tornado moved northward along the S 4110 Road where power poles were snapped, a home was damaged, and trees were blown down.”

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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