Storm reports for August 22, 2017

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On August 22, 2017, 10 hail, 271 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Oneida County, NY.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (284 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Butler County, PA (near Portersville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees down. One tree fell on a vehicle. One person injured and on the way to the hospital.”
• Monroe County, NY (near Northeast Henrietta) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds that were blocking Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road.”
• Greene County, PA (near Kuhntown) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “EF1 tornado confirmed. A tornado touched down on the border of Gilmore and Wayne Townships along Holy Hill Rd. Tree damage was observed with several softwood trees snapped at the trunk. The tornado moved east-southeast and took nearly the entire roof off of a house.”
• Madison County, NY (near North Brookfield) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A tornado touched down in a field west of Mason Road in Brookfield|NY. The tornado knocked down a couple dozen trees, partially blew|roofs off two barns and ripped a roof off a greenhouse. One home|lost a few shingles.”
• Hockley County, TX (near Levelland Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $42,000
  “A series of downbursts damaged 19 utility poles along US Highway 385 and FM Road 1585 in southeast Hockley County. These winds inflicted minor damage to a mesonet belonging to the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet.”
• Fayette County, KY (near Jonestown) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $30,000
  “Trained spotters reported limbs down up to 4 inches in diameter on 4 different vehicles.”

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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