Storm reports for September 6, 2017

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On September 6, 2017, 1 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 0.88″ (nickel size) in Shasta County, CA.

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 $61,000 in property damage, 1 injury and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (16 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near Ridgewood) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
  “Multiple trees were reported down along Pequot Avenue (just south of New London), including one tree falling onto a car, killing one person and injuring another. There was also minor damage to windows to one building.”
• Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near Groton) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Multiple trees were reported down over the western and middle sections of the town. Including a tree falling into a building at 1 Crouch Street, trees down across Eastern Point Road, and a utility pole and wires down on Thames Street.”
• Bristol County, MA (near South) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “At 10 AM EST, an amateur radio operator reported a tree down on a car on Tuttle Street in Fall River.”
• Middlesex County, MA (near Cambridge) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “At 1034 AM EST, an amateur radio operator reported a tree down on a car between Howard Street and Western Avenue in Cambridge.”
• Kent County, RI (near Longmeadow) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “At 930 AM EST, a tree was brought down on a house on Tidewater Drive in Warwick.”
• Kent County, RI (near Chepiwandxet) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “At 930 AM EST, a large tree and wires were brought down on Major Potter Road in Warwick, blocking the road.”

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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