Storm reports for September 16, 2017

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On September 16, 2017, 6 hail, 24 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Clay County, TX.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (30 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cherokee County, KS (near Weir) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “There was a couple of trees and some power lines blown down in Weir.”
• Montgomery County, KS (near Havana) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “The wind gusts ranged from 70 TO 80 mph. Report came from a broadcast media partner in Kansas City via social media.”
• Motley County, TX (near Northfield) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph
  “Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet.”
• Livingston County, MO (near Chillicothe Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A chicken coop was blown over and a section of fence was blown 100 yards in the neighbor's yard.”
• Chautauqua County, KS (near Sedan) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Widespread tree limbs some up to 8 inches in diameter were blown down across town. |Once utility pole was leaning over and several chain link fences were damaged by the falling tree limbs. Some windows were blown out of the businesses downtown.”
• Chautauqua County, KS (near Hale) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Three 18 to 24 inch trees were blown down.”

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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