Storm reports for November 5, 2017

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On November 5, 2017, 22 hail, 135 damaging-wind and 24 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Madison County, IL.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $39.9 million in property damage, $135,000 in crop damage and 9 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (185 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mercer County, OH (near Celina) · Tornado EF2 · $5 million · 8 injuries
  “Law enforcement initially observed a funnel cloud near the intersection of Main Street and Schunk Road in Celina. Just to the northeast of this report is where it appears the tornado first touched down, where multiple tree limbs were knocked down between Main Street and W Bank Road.||It is believed…”
• Blackford County, IN (near Millgrove) · Tornado EF2 · 1 injury
  “The tornado crossed out of Delaware county, into Blackford county, at the intersection of E County Road 1300 N and S County Road 600 E, impacting several structures and trees on the northeast and southeast side of the intersection.”
• Mercer County, OH (near Padua) · Tornado EF2 · $11 million
  “This tornado developed in Delaware County, Indiana, near the town of Eaton and then moved across Blackford and Jay Counties in Indiana before crossing into Mercer County, Ohio at 1418EST near the intersection of St.”
• Summit County, OH (near West Richfield) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $7.5 million
  “Thunderstorm downburst wind gusts estimated to be as much as 100 mph caused extensive damage across northern Summit County. Thousands of trees and dozens of utility poles were reported down in Richfield, Boston, Sagamore Hills and Twinsburg Townships.”
• Portage County, OH (near Geauga Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 105 mph · $3 million
  “Thunderstorm downburst winds in excess of 100 mph caused extensive damage across northern Portage County. A 105 mph wind gust was measured by an automated sensor in Aurora. Damages stretched from the county line west of Aurora across the northern tier of townships to the eastern end of the county.”
• Ashtabula County, OH (near Wick) · Tornado EF2 · $1.5 million
  “An EF0 tornado touched downed in a field in rural Wayne Township near the southern border of Ashtabula County. The initial touchdown occurred along Hayes Road about half way between U.S. Route 322 and the county line. A few trees were downed in the area.”

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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