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Storm reports for August 3, 2017

NOAA recorded 25 hail reports, 87 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in 24 states on August 3, 2017.

in 24 states
117
Storm reports
About 29 miles from Kalamazoo, MI
1.75 in
Largest hail
Near 34.06, -103.24, NM
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, near 44.93, -85.38, MI
5
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 August 3, 2017 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.

What happened

On the evening of Aug. 3, 2017, the most severe part of a storm complex in eastern New Mexico hit the area between Portales and Dora in Roosevelt County. Wind gusts estimated at up to 85 mph tore the roofs off several buildings about 3 miles south of Portales and damaged vehicles.1 About 4 miles south-southeast of Portales, the winds blew metal roofing several hundred feet.2 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $3.4 million in wind damage at those two sites. County emergency management estimated flash flood damage in Roosevelt County at more than $2.4 million.1,2,3

The largest hail, 1.75 inches, fell near Lee in Allegan County, Michigan.4 Falling and fallen trees caused two deaths. A tree fell on a vehicle near Timonium, Maryland, killing one person and injuring three, and a moped rider died after hitting a downed tree in Fulton County, Indiana, early on Aug. 4.5,6

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, August 3, 2017 (near Portales)
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, August 3, 2017 (near Dora)
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Flash Flood, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, August 3, 2017
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Allegan County, Michigan, August 3, 2017
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Baltimore County, Maryland, August 3, 2017
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton County, Indiana, August 4, 2017

Reports by hour

Hail25, most at 4 PM

Wind87, most at 6 PM

Tornado5, most at 6 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
5:10 PMEF0Near 44.93, -85.38, MI0.09 mi long, 55 yd wide
6:04 PMEF0Near 47.45, -94.21, MN0.34 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:04 PMEF0Near 47.43, -94.25, MN0.2 mi long, 10 yd wide
6:10 PMEF0Near 47.40, -94.29, MN0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:05 PMEF0About 11 miles from Phoenix, AZ0.25 mi long, 100 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Baltimore, MD1.0 in58 mph0
Grand Rapids, MI1.0 inNone0
Milwaukee, WI1.0 inNone0
Fort Wayne, IN0.75 inNone0
South Bend, IN0.75 inNone0
Trenton, NJ0.75 in60 mph0
Albuquerque, NMNone58 mph0
Phoenix, AZNone75 mph1
Tucson, AZNone58 mph0
Washington, DCNone58 mph0

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