Storm reports for August 19, 2017

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On August 19, 2017, 37 hail, 106 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Blaine 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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $547,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (148 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Loup County, NE (near Almeria) · Tornado EF2 · $100,000
  “The tornado moved through a 100 year old shelter belt uprooting numerous trees. The tornado then passed through a recently vacated farmstead with several outbuildings. All of the outbuildings were completely destroyed. Sheet metal and wood from the outbuildings were found over a half a mile away.”
• Loup County, NE (near Almeria) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $55,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 90 MPH flipped a center pivot and caused significant tree damage just west of Almeria.”
• Blair County, PA (near Geeseytown) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a barb that was built in 1870.”
• Custer County, NE (near Sargent) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $20,000
  “A fifth wheel trailer was blown over into a truck and an outbuilding. Winds were estimated at 85 MPH based on radar and the nature of the damage.”
• Blair County, PA (near Tyrone) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph damaged roofs on the 1200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in Tyrone.”
• Knox County, OH (near Fredericktown) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and some power lines along Montgomery Road east of Fredericktown.”

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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