Storm reports for August 15, 2017

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On August 15, 2017, 32 hail, 22 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Nance 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 (32)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $23,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (55 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ontario County, NY (near Pre Emption) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Geneva.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Espuela) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced wind damage northwest of Cottonwood. A pickup and trailer flipped over on the side of Highway 285 one mile south of the Chaves/Eddy County line. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.”
• Union County, NM (near Des Moines) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $1,000
  “A tree fell onto a home and broke a window.”
• Cheyenne County, NE (near Gurley) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph
  “Peak wind gusts of 72 mph were measured with a hand-held anemometer.”
• Todd County, SD (near Mission) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Strong wind gusts overturned two trailer homes and tore part of the roof off another.”
• Sherman County, NE (near Loup City) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “The Sherman County Sheriff estimated that 60 to 70 mph thunderstorm wind gusts occurred at the intersection of Highway 58 and 477th 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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