Storm reports for July 17, 2019

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On July 17, 2019, 45 hail, 255 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 28 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Lawrence County, SD.

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 (45)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $414,000 in property damage, $50,000 in crop damage, 3 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (308 events in 28 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT (near Bridgeport) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $7,000 · 1 death
  “A 21 year old man was killed when a large tree limb and power lines fell onto his car in the northbound lanes of Park Avenue between Wilson Street and Merritt Street.”
• Lancaster County, PA (near New Holland) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 2 injuries
  “A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 70 mph knocked down several people and knocked over a couple of tractor trailers at a factory near the intersection of South Custer Avenue and West Jackson Street. Two people were injured.”
• New York County, NY (near New York) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $6,000 · 1 injury
  “A tree limb fell on a car on West 46th Street at 8th Avenue. One person was taken to the hospital with injuries.”
• Johnston County, NC (near Wilsons Mills) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down along Cleveland Road. At least six trees damaged structures on Hazelnut Lane, Brazil Nut Lane and Lee Trace Drive.”
• Rockbridge County, VA (near Lexington) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $35,000
  “A microburst created thunderstorm winds which downed approximately 60 trees and several power lines on the campus of the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.”
• Jefferson County, IL (near Mt Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “There were numerous downed tree limbs and power lines in Jefferson County. Some of the limbs were down on cars.”

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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