Storm reports for August 28, 2017

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On August 28, 2017, 3 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Mora County, NM.

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 (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 5 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Socorro County, NM (near Polvadera) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Severe outflow wind gusts up to 65 mph reported in Chamizal.”
• Whitley County, IN (near Laud) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “The public reported a tree and a large tree limb were blown down.”
• Mora County, NM (near Gascon) · Hail 1.50″
  “Hail up to the size of ping pong balls in Gascon.”

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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