Storm reports for October 6, 2017

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On October 6, 2017, 52 hail, 45 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Hodgeman 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 (52)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $274,000 in property damage and $300,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (101 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ellsworth County, KS (near Kanapolis Res) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $70,000
  “Ten to fifteen power poles were knocked down along Kansas Highway 4 near the Ellsworth and McPherson county line.”
• Hodgeman County, KS (near Hanston) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $60,000
  “Five miles of power poles, or around 80, were blown down by the high wind along US Highway 156.”
• Barton County, KS (near Ellinwood) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $40,000
  “Power poles were snapped along highway 56 blocking the road.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Wolfforth) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000
  “A power pole was blown over from thunderstorm winds causing a widespread power outage across the cities of Lubbock and Wolfforth.”
• Cheyenne County, CO (near Cheyenne Wells) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1,000
  “Three to four inch diameter tree limbs were blown down.”
• Barton County, KS (near Ellinwood) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $0
  “A trained spotter reported wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Nickel sized hail and a four inch tree limb knocked down was also 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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