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Storm reports for July 17, 2015

NOAA recorded 153 hail reports, 182 wind reports and 8 tornado reports in 20 states on July 17, 2015.

in 20 states
343
Storm reports
Near 41.19, -100.53, NE
3.0 in
Largest hail
Near 45.34, -97.31, SD
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 49 miles from Indianapolis, IN
8
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 17, 2015 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

Reports by hour

Hail153, most at 5 PM

Wind182, most at 9 PM

Tornado8, most at 3 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:33 PMEF1About 49 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.21 mi long, 75 yd wide
3:38 PMEF1About 47 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.38 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:10 PMEF0Near 45.61, -97.75, SD0.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:47 PMEF0Near 45.46, -97.35, SD1.68 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:56 PMEF1About 35 miles from Minneapolis, MN5.14 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:00 AMEF0About 12 miles from Minneapolis, MN1.87 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:52 AMEF1About 53 miles from Rochester, MN5.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:02 AMEF0About 25 miles from Rochester, MN0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
South Dakota9980172
Minnesota505423
Nebraska4532130
Wisconsin310301
Indiana309192
Kentucky181170
Kansas17890
Alabama100100
North Dakota9810
Illinois8620
Texas6060
Arizona4130
Iowa4040
California3030
Georgia2020
Michigan2200
Utah2020
Florida1010
Nevada1010
Wyoming1100

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Rockford, IL1.0 in58 mph0
Indianapolis, IN0.75 in60 mph0
Amarillo, TXNone71 mph0
Appleton, WINone64 mph0
Daphne, ALNone81 mph0
Fargo, NDNone58 mph0
Gainesville, FLNone46 mph0
Green Bay, WINone60 mph0
Lexington, KYNone60 mph0
Louisville, KYNone62 mph0
Minneapolis, MNNone70 mph1
Mobile, ALNone81 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.