Storm reports for August 17, 2017

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, August 17, 2017
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 11 hail reports, 27 wind reports and 3 tornado reports in 11 states on August 17, 2017.

in 11 states; 41
Storm reports: Near 36.17, -101.66, TX; 1.75 in
Largest hail: About 33 miles from Abilene, TX; 75 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 15 miles from Youngstown, OH; 3
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

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 17, 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.

Reports by hour

Hail11, most at 8 PM

Wind27, most at 6 PM

Tornado3, most at 6 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
6:11 PM	EF1	About 15 miles from Youngstown, OH	1.04 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:34 PM	EF0	Near 44.40, -83.97, MI	0.26 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:10 PM	EF0	About 37 miles from Flint, MI	3.07 mi long, 100 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
6:27 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.17, -101.66, TX
7:35 PM	1.5 in	About 59 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:46 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.05, -101.54, NE
8:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.75, -101.74, KS
8:34 PM	1.25 in	Near 38.54, -101.72, KS
8:35 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.70, -101.48, OK
8:40 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.53, -101.75, KS
9:11 PM	1.5 in	Near 48.63, -103.18, ND
9:28 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.40, -101.44, KS
11:25 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.15, -100.80, TX
11:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.18, -101.35, KS

Time	Gust	Where
1:17 PM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Canton, OH
1:55 PM	52 mph	About 20 miles from Dayton, OH
2:00 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Cincinnati, OH
2:05 PM	75 mph	About 33 miles from Abilene, TX
2:54 PM	52 mph	About 25 miles from Cincinnati, OH
3:24 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Akron, OH
3:27 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Akron, OH
3:30 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:40 PM	60 mph	About 11 miles from San Angelo, TX
6:28 PM	58 mph	About 31 miles from Hickory, NC
6:30 PM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Youngstown, OH
6:45 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Hickory, NC

Show all 27 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
6:46 PM	66 mph	Near 30.66, -101.69, TX
6:53 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Hickory, NC
6:53 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Hickory, NC
7:45 PM	60 mph	Near 37.04, -101.91, KS
7:59 PM	60 mph	About 9 miles from Amarillo, TX
8:00 PM	61 mph	Near 36.92, -101.78, OK
8:23 PM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Erie, PA
8:34 PM	62 mph	Near 36.70, -101.47, OK
8:35 PM	64 mph	Near 36.70, -101.48, OK
8:40 PM	60 mph	Near 38.53, -101.75, KS
9:08 PM	60 mph	Near 38.48, -101.36, KS
9:21 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Buffalo, NY
11:25 PM	60 mph	Near 36.15, -100.80, TX
12:18 AM	58 mph	Near 35.92, -100.28, TX
1:15 AM	59 mph	Near 36.69, -102.50, OK

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	9	3	6	0
Kansas	8	5	3	0
Ohio	6	0	5	1
North Carolina	5	0	5	0
Oklahoma	5	1	4	0
Michigan	2	0	0	2
New York	2	0	2	0
Kentucky	1	0	1	0
North Dakota	1	1	0	0
Nebraska	1	1	0	0
Pennsylvania	1	0	1	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Amarillo, TX	None	60 mph	0
Cincinnati, OH	None	58 mph	0
San Angelo, TX	None	60 mph	0
Youngstown, OH	None	None	1

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