Storm reports for August 27, 2017

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On August 27, 2017, 11 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Gray 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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $71,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (23 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cameron Parish, LA (near Johnson Bayou) · Tornado EF0 · $15,000
  “A tornado touched down near Highway 82 and flipped a shed and damaged trees. The path continued to the northwest and removed a portion of roofing on a home on Bills Lane.”
• Vermilion Parish, LA (near West Erath) · Tornado EF0 · $5,000
  “Some tin was pulled off a large barn, and a travel|trailer was tipped over. Across the street, a large section of the|sugar cane field was blown over.”
• Yavapai County, AZ (near Smelter City) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $1,000
  “Wind gusts to around 50 MPH broke small tree branches (less than 2 inches in diameter). The winds also produced blowing dust that reduced the visibility.”
• Dallam County, TX (near Dalhart) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A few tree limbs 9 to 16 inches in diameter were blown down.”
• Yavapai County, AZ (near Tuzigoot) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “High winds from a thunderstorm knocked down power lines on Sycamore Canyon Road near Tuzigoot National Monument.”
• Union County, NM (near Amistad) · Hail 1.50″
  “Hail up to the size of ping pong balls covered the ground three miles south of Amistad.”

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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