Storm reports for August 31, 2017

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On August 31, 2017, 1 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 16 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Aiken County, SC.

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

Hail reports (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $481,000 in property damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (61 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pickens County, AL (near Reform) · Tornado EF2 · 6 injuries
  “NWS meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Pickens County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF2 tornado. The tornado touched down at 7th Ave SW in the town of Reform.”
• Darlington County, SC (near North Lees Xrds) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $35,000 · 2 injuries
  “An anchored mobile home was flipped over near the corner of Feast Rd. and Foremost Rd. The mobile home ended up atop a pickup truck parked nearby. Two people inside the home at the time were reported injured.”
• Itawamba County, MS (near Kirkville) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “This tornado developed in a wooded area south of Houston-Palestine Road. As the tornado crossed Houston-Palestine Road, it damaged trees and two mobile homes. The tornado damaged trees along Natchez Trace Parkway and homes along Palestine Road.”
• Riverside County, CA (near Wildomar) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Severe downburst winds toppled multiple large trees and downed seveal strings of power poles in Wildomar.”
• Prentiss County, MS (near Wheeler) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “This brief tornado developed in a wooded area south of County Road 5131. It uprooted a few trees, damaged the roof and carport of an uninhabited home, and damaged the roof of a barn. The tornado dissipated just east of County Road 5031. Peak winds estimated at 70 mph.”
• Davidson County, TN (near Bordeaux) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000
  “A brief EF-1 tornado associated with Tropical Depression Harvey touched down in the Bordeaux area of northwest Nashville and moved to the northwest for over one-half mile.”

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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