Storm reports for October 8, 2017

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On October 8, 2017, 0 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 3 states.

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

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (18 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Caldwell County, NC (near Hudson) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “NWS storm survey found the path of a sixth tornado that affected the North Carolina foothills and far western Piedmont on 8 October 2017 in the Hudson area of Caldwell County. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 321 and Mt Herman Rd, where a large truck was overturned.”
• Laurens County, SC (near Brand) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000
  “NWS storm survey found a second, stronger tornado touched down in Laurens County, approximately 4 miles north/northeast of where the first tornado lifted, or on the east side of Laurens, near the intersection of Fleming St Ext and Torrington Rd.”
• Pickens County, SC (near Cateechee) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000
  “NWS storm survey found a non-continuous path of tornado damage that began at Maxey Dr near the center of Norris. Multiple trees were blown down, several outbuildings damaged or destroyed, and a home received moderate roof damage at this location.”
• Polk County, NC (near Tryon) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “NWS storm survey found an area of tornado damage in downtown Tryon. This tornado developed from the same storm that produced a tornado just over the state line in the Lake Lanier area of northern Greenville County.”
• Burke County, NC (near Connellys Spgs) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “NWS storm survey found a tornado damage path that began along a ridge between Long Mountain and Hildebran Mountain. The tornado initially snapped or uprooted multiple trees and numerous limbs and caused minor roof and gutter damage to a home off Mineral Springs Mountain Rd.”
• Wilkes County, NC (near Maple Spgs) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “A tornado touched down as an EF1 near Highway 421 close to Harley in Wilkes County and traveled north about 4.3 miles before moving into Ashe County near the Blue Ridge Parkway and Phillips Gap Road at 5:54PM (LST).”

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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