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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in December 2017

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States in December 2017 from December 4, 2017 through December 23, 2017, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
11
Wind Reports
50
Tornado Reports
19
Max Hail Size
1.50″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · December 2017 · 2017–present Updated  Daily · last Dec 23, 2017

NWS Hail Reports in December 2017

11 reports
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1.00″ hail
Dec 20, 2017
10:13 PM UTC
Hail report for December 2017
Madison County · 125,294 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME FROM POST.
NWS Hail Report Location: Harvest, AL
1.00″ hail
Dec 5, 2017
2:00 AM UTC
Hail report for December 2017
Polk County · 7,294 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: 1 INCH HAIL REPORTED AT QUAD B FARM WEST OF MENA.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 WNW Mena, AR
1.25″ hail
Dec 4, 2017
11:46 PM UTC
Hail report for December 2017
Barry County · 12,439 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL SOUTH OF EXETER IN WAYNE... MO.
NWS Hail Report Location: Wayne, MO
1.50″ hail
Dec 4, 2017
11:32 PM UTC
Hail report for December 2017
Sequoyah County · 13,088 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Brushy, OK
1.25″ hail
Dec 4, 2017
11:13 PM UTC
Hail report for December 2017
Sequoyah County · 13,088 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Vian, OK
1.00″ hail
Dec 4, 2017
10:46 PM UTC
Hail report for December 2017
Benton County · 9,835 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 N Warsaw, MO
1.00″ hail
Dec 4, 2017
10:29 PM UTC
Hail report for December 2017
Knox County · 1,613 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL WAS OBSERVED ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WEST/SOUTHWEST OF BARING. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 N Hurdland, MO
1.00″ hail
Dec 4, 2017
10:29 PM UTC
Hail report for December 2017
Knox County · 1,613 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL WAS OBSERVED ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WEST/SOUTHWEST OF BARING. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 N Hurdland, MO
1.00″ hail
Dec 4, 2017
10:09 PM UTC
Hail report for December 2017
Adair County · 7,731 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 ESE Kirksville, MO
1.00″ hail
Dec 4, 2017
9:55 PM UTC
Hail report for December 2017
Lafayette County · 11,770 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 N Concordia, MO
1.00″ hail
Dec 4, 2017
9:36 PM UTC
Hail report for December 2017
Lafayette County · 11,770 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Alma, MO
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

NWS Wind Reports in December 2017

30 reports
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UNK mph
Dec 23, 2017
1:00 PM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Lauderdale County · 31,635 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE CAUSED PARTIAL BLOCKAGE NEAR COUNTY ROAD 88 AND COUNTY ROAD 51. TIME OF OCCURRENCE ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SE Lexington, AL
UNK mph
Dec 23, 2017
12:36 PM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Lauderdale County · 31,635 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE PARTIALLY BLOCKING INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 61 AND COUNTY ROAD 335. TIME OF OCCURRENCE ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 N Saint Florian, AL
UNK mph
Dec 23, 2017
12:01 PM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Lauderdale County · 31,635 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A FEW TREES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 14 EAST OF WATERLOO. TIME OF OCCURRENCE ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 E Waterloo, AL
UNK mph
Dec 23, 2017
11:46 AM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Colbert County · 21,398 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWER POLE SNAPPED AND POWER LINES DOWN ON BAKER RD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 SSE Killen, AL
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
6:58 PM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Harris County · 13,000 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: DAMAGE TO A STRUCTURE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MCKEE RD AND COUNTY LINE RD. CHIMNEY BLOWN OFF INTO POOL; SMALL TRAILER BLOWN ABOUT 20 FEET; 2 TREES DOWN NEAR THE PROPERTY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 N Upatoi, GA
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
6:47 PM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Muscogee County · 60,229 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TWO TREES REPORTED DOWN IN MIDLAND COMMUNITY. METAL FURNITURE ALSO BLOWN OFF OF A DECK AT THE SAME LOCATION.
NWS Wind Report Location: Midland, GA
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
6:15 PM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Meriwether County · 6,686 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON CARROLL CHUNN RD. SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION WITH IMLAC RD. POSSIBLE THAT DAMAGE WAS FROM A TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SW Imlac, GA
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
6:15 PM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Meriwether County · 6,686 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: FRUIT STAND DESTROYED ALONG IMLAC RD NEAR INTERSECTION WALNUT CREEK RD. DAMAGE WAS FROM POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 WSW Imlac, GA
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
5:38 PM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Coweta County · 47,949 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TWO PINE TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN AND TWO TRAMPOLINES WERE DAMAGED NEAR CHASE WOOD LANE AND FIRE CREEK TRAIL.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 NW Haralson, GA
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
4:45 PM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Randolph County · 8,456 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: DAMAGE TO AT LEAST ONE TREE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 59 NORTH OF ROANOKE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 E Crystal Lake, AL
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
4:43 PM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Randolph County · 8,456 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DAMAGE REPORTED ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 431 NORTH OF ROANOKE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 ESE Crystal Lake, AL
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
12:35 PM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Walthall County · 4,852 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE LIMBS SNAPPED FROM A STAND OF TREES ALONG HIGHWAY 583. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR SRM.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 WNW Salem, MS
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
7:07 AM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Jackson Parish · 5,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: QUITMAN FIRE CHIEF REPORTS DAMAGE TO TREES AND HOMES ON BETHANY CHURCH ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ESE Quitman, LA
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
7:05 AM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Jackson Parish · 5,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: QUITMAN FIRE CHIEF REPORTS DAMAGE TO TREES AND HOMES ON BEAR CREEK ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NW North Hodge, LA
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
7:00 AM UTC
Wind report for December 2017
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MANUFACTURED HOME DESTROYED.
NWS Wind Report Location: Campti, LA
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

NWS Tornado Reports in December 2017

19 reports
UNK category
Dec 23, 2017
1:31 AM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Rusk County · 15,894 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A SINGLE FAMILY HOME WAS DESTROYED AS EF-2 TORNADIC WINDS OF AROUND 115 MPH LIFTED IT OFF OF PIER AND BEAM FOUNDATION AND MOVED IT ABOUT 15 YARDS INTO THE FOREST. A FIBERGLASS FISHING BOAT WAS LOFTED WITH WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN. SEVERAL PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED ABOUT MIDWAY UP. BOTH HARDWOOD AND PINE TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG THE 6 MILE PATH OF THE TORNADO. THE PATH WIDTH WAS ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 NE Reklaw, TX
UNK category
Dec 21, 2017
7:06 AM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Jackson Parish · 5,344 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: UPROOTED TREES AND ROOF OF DOUBLE-WIDE MOBILE HOME RIPPED OFF.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 E Quitman, LA
UNK category
Dec 21, 2017
7:05 AM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Jackson Parish · 5,344 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: HARDWOOD TREES SNAPPED AND SINGLE-WIDE MOBILE HOME PUSHED OFF OF FOUNDATION.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 E Quitman, LA
UNK category
Dec 21, 2017
7:04 AM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Jackson Parish · 5,344 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: SEVERAL HARDWOOD TREES SNAPPED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 ESE Quitman, LA
UNK category
Dec 21, 2017
7:03 AM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Jackson Parish · 5,344 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: LARGE SOLAR PANEL BENT... METAL DEBRIS EMBEDDED IN WINDOW FRAMING... AND METAL POLE BARN LOFTED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 ESE Quitman, LA
UNK category
Dec 21, 2017
7:02 AM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Jackson Parish · 5,344 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: LARGE HARDWOOD TREE SNAPPED NEAR INITIAL TOUCH DOWN.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 ESE Quitman, LA
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
6:15 PM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Meriwether County · 6,686 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF0 TORNADO WITH MAX WINDS OF 80 TO 85 MPH TOUCHED DOWN NEAR IMLAC ROAD. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 3.1 MILES DAMAGING NUMEROUS TREES. 1 FRUIT STAND WAS DESTROYED AS WELL AS 1 BARN AND A GARAGE. 2 HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE FROM EITHER TREES OR SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 WSW Imlac, GA
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
4:40 PM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Randolph County · 8,456 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A BRIEF... BOTTOM-OF-THE-BARREL EF-0 TORNADO MOVED ALONG AN EASTWARD TRACK JUST NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 22 IN SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY... RESULTING IN ROOFING DAMAGE TO A BARN AND LIMITED TREE DAMAGE (SNAPPED BRANCHES AND SNAPPED... SLENDER PINE TREES) AS IT APPROACHED THE TOWN OF ROANOKE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SW Crystal Lake, AL
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
12:39 PM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Walthall County · 4,852 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: STORM SURVEY INDICATED AN OCCUPIED MOBILE HOME WAS MOVED OFF ITS FOUNDATION ABOUT 3 FEET...AND STORAGE SHED WAS OVERTUNED AND DESTROYED. A LARGE PINE TREE WAS SNAPPED NEAR THE BASE. LOCATION WAS ON THORNHILL ROAD NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF MANNINGS CROSSING ROAD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. PATH LENGTH ESTIMATED 200 YARDS... WIDTH 50 YARDS BETWEEN MOBILE HOME AND SNAPPED PINE TREE. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 77
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 NW Salem, MS
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
12:39 PM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Walthall County · 4,852 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED PUBLIC SIGHTINGS OF A TORNADO IN THE VICINITY OF THORNILL ROAD AND JAMES RATCLIFF ROAD. BROADCAST MEDIA TWITTER POST SHOWS AN OVERTURNED AND DESTROYED MOBILE HOME. INITIAL REPORT TO SO AT 710 AM CST. TIME OF EVENT BASED ON RADAR SRM.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 NNW Salem, MS
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
8:20 AM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Calcasieu Parish · 63,842 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: FAUSTOS RESTAURANT HAD ROOF BLOWN OFF.
NWS Tornado Report Location: De Quincy, LA
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
8:00 AM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Calcasieu Parish · 63,842 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: MORE THAN 20 TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN OR SNAPPED NORTH OF STARKS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 N Starks, LA
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
7:41 AM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Jasper County · 7,844 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR GIST... WHERE AROUND 20 TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN OR SNAPPED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Gist, TX
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
1:06 AM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CONCRETE POWER POLES PUSHED OVER AND SNAPPED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 S Rusk, TX
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
1:01 AM UTC
Tornado report for December 2017
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: ROOF DAMAGE AND OUTBUILDING LOFTED AND DESTROYED. SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SSW Rusk, TX
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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December 23, 2017 5
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December 20, 2017 29
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December 4, 2017 30
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many storm reports were recorded in December 2017?

Our records show 11 hail, 50 wind, and 19 tornado reports in December 2017, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on December 23, 2017.

What was the largest hail reported in December 2017?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in December 2017 is 1.50″, reported near Brushy, OK.

Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?

Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.

A report appeared near my home in December 2017 — is my roof damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.

I am buying or selling a home — how do these in December 2017 reports help?

If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.

How do I check what happened at a specific address in December 2017?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in December 2017 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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