Storm reports for October 1, 2017

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On October 1, 2017, 34 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Sheridan County, KS.

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 (34)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $685,000 in property damage and $600,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (42 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dawson County, NE (near Lexington Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $200,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be near 75 MPH resulted in some scattered irrigation pipes and larger tree limbs downed in the area. A section of roof from a grain bin was also removed by the wind.”
• Phillips County, KS (near Agra) · Hail 2.75″ · $150,000
  “Hail ranging in size from half dollars to baseballs was reported.”
• Smith County, KS (near Kensington) · Hail 2.00″ · $150,000
  “Hail ranging in size from golf balls to hen eggs was reported in and near Kensington.”
• Phillips County, KS (near Kirwin) · Hail 1.75″ · $150,000
  “Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported. A portion of Highway 9 east of Glade was covered with 1-2 inches of hail.”
• Gosper County, NE (near Johnson Res) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in some tree limbs of 2-3 inches in diameter being downed.”
• Chase County, NE (near Champion) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Reported by law enforcement. No major damage reported.”

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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