Storm reports for September 21, 2017

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On September 21, 2017, 10 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Starr 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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $26,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (29 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pulaski County, GA (near Finleyson) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “The Pulaski County 911 center reported multiple trees and power lines blown down around the intersection of Highway 257 with Folds/Noble Road. One home sustained damage from a falling tree, no injuries were reported.”
• Dodge County, GA (near Dubois) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “The Dodge County 911 center reported trees blown down from Hardy Road near Dubois Church Road to Gresston Baptist Road near Hardy Road.”
• Telfair County, GA (near Milan) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $1,000
  “The Telfair County 911 center reported a tree blown down in Milan near Highway 280.”
• Itasca County, MN (near Blackberry) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A barn was damaged by severe thunderstorms winds that blew off its cupola and stripped its siding.”
• Cass County, MN (near Remer Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A few blown down trees were blocking the road.”
• St. Louis County, MN (near Alborn) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Multiple trees were knocked down onto nearby power lines.”

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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