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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on April 17, 2020

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on April 17, 2020 from April 17, 2020 through April 17, 2020, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · April 17, 2020 · 2020–present Updated  Daily · last Apr 17, 2020

NWS Hail Reports on April 17, 2020

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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 on April 17, 2020

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UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
7:35 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Sumter County · 8,122 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HOOKS MILL ROAD AND RW JONES ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WSW Leslie, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
7:22 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Sumter County · 8,122 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MIDDLE RIVER ROAD AND LANE STORE ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SSW Methvins, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
7:20 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Houston County · 50,436 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWER LINE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF FARM ESTATES RD & HWY 127 NEAR PERRY
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SW Houston Lake, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
7:15 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Sumter County · 8,122 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 49 AND COUNTRY LANE ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ENE Americus, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
7:15 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Sumter County · 8,122 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN AMERICUS WITH ONE TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A HOUSE IN THE 1000 BLOCK OF WESTSIDE DRIVE AND ANOTHER TREE ON A HOUSE IN THE 600 BLOCK OF WALTER WAY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Americus, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
7:11 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Sumter County · 8,122 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 49 AND FOX STEPHENS ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 NW Maddox, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
7:00 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Sumter County · 8,122 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TWO TREES WERE DOWNED IN PLAINS. ONE AT THE PLAINS POST OFFICE AND ANOTHER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 AND HIGHWAY 308.
NWS Wind Report Location: Plains, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
6:51 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Taylor County · 2,225 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND TWO REPORTS OF POWER LINES DOWN... A CARPORT DESTROYED ON A NEW CONSTRUCTION HOME... ALL IN OR NEAR REYNOLDS.
NWS Wind Report Location: Reynolds, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
6:46 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Taylor County · 2,225 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON DANIELLE RD NEAR THE TOWN OF RUPERT
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ENE Rupert, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
6:38 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Taylor County · 2,225 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN AND NEAR BUTLER.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 NNE Butler, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
5:57 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Union County · 11,885 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ONE REPORT OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE... ONE REPORT OF POWER LINES DOWN... AND ONE REPORT OF A TREE DOWN... ALL OFF OF MT PLEASANT CHURCH RD W
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 W Owltown, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
5:47 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Union County · 11,885 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A COUPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR IVY LOG.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 SE Ivy Log, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
5:44 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Union County · 11,885 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF TIMBER BLOSSOM DR AND EMERINE RD
NWS Wind Report Location: Jones Creek, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
5:42 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Union County · 11,885 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON THE 1600 BLOCK OF SMYRNA RD
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 W Gumlog, GA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2020
5:42 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2020
Union County · 11,885 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN AT ROCKY TOP RD & IVYLOG RD
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 ESE Ivy Log, GA
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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 on April 17, 2020

17 reports
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
10:25 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Orangeburg County · 23,411 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN ORANGEBURG COUNTY ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROWESVILLE AND TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS INTERSTATE 26 AND HIGHWAY 301. EF0 DAMAGE OCCURRED FROM THE INTERSECTION OF GARLAND AND BETHEL FOREST ROAD... WHERE THE TORNADO STARTED... TO JUST PRIOR TO CROSSING I-26. THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED PRODUCING EF-1 DAMAGE ACROSS AGRICULTURAL FIELDS AND IN THE ORANGEBURG INDUSTRIAL PARK. AS THE TORNADO CROSSED I-26 IT FURTHER STRENGTHENED TO EF-2 THEN CROSSED HIGHWAY 301. THE TORNADO RAPIDLY WEAKENED TO EF-1 THEN JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 301 AND FURTHER TO EF-0 AS IT MOVED INTO THE MIDDLE PEN SWAMP. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE TORNADO PATH IT CYCLED BETWEEN EF-1 AND EF-0 THEN FINALLY LIFTED JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF HOUCKS GIN ROAD AND OLD STATE ROAD. THE TOTAL TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS 10.3 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 700 YARDS.THE TORNADO CAUSED NUMEROUS HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES TO BE SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH AND OVERTURNED MULTIPLE PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. DAMAGE WAS
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 NE Rowesville, SC
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
9:50 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Barnwell County · 5,708 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN FAR SOUTHEAST BARNWELL MOVING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE BAMBERG COUNTY LINE SOUTHEAST OF THE TOWN OF HILDA... BRIEFLY INTENSIFYING TO A STRONG TORNADO ALONG HARTZOG ROAD. THE TORNADO LENGTH WAS 5.5 MILES AND HAD A WIDTH OF 800 YARDS AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF-3... WITH PEAK WINDS OF 145 MPH. THE TORNADO BEGAN JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64 AT GREEN BRANCH ROAD NEAR INDIGO ROAD. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS HERCULES CREEK AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE AT A RESIDENCE ON FRIENDSHIP ROAD. SEVERAL OAK AND PINE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. A CINDER BLOCK GARAGE HAD ITS METAL ROOFING PEELED OFF AND THE WIND STRESS SHIFTED THE CINDER BLOCKS ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE WALL. ALONG ITS NORTHEASTWARD PATH... THERE WAS CONTINUED TREE DAMAGE BUT THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED RAPIDLY AS IT CROSSED HARTZOG ROAD JUST SOUTH OF NOVEMBER ROAD. A WELL BUILT BOLTED DOWN METAL BUILDING STRUCTURE AND TIN TRACTOR SHED WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. FURTHER NORTH ALONG HARTZOG
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SSW Hilda, SC
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
9:49 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Barnwell County · 5,708 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO STARTED JUST SOUTH OF BLACKVILLE... SC EAST OF WHITEHALL DRIVE NEAR TOBY CREEK. THE TORNADO DAMAGED SEVERAL CHICKEN HOUSES BY CAUSING THE WALLS TO COLLAPSE IN A FEW PLACES. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED NORTHEAST CROSSING A LARGE EMPTY FIELD... BEFORE INTENSIFYING AS IT APPROACHED A FIBERGLASS COATING FACILITY NEAR LAKE CYNTHIA ROAD. THE TORNADO COLLAPSED A LARGE SEGMENT OF A 75 FT TALL... 150 FT X 150 FT WAREHOUSE... WITH LARGE STEEL SUPPORT BEAMS TWISTED. 30 CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS WEIGHING UP TO 20- 25 THOUSAND POUNDS EACH LIFTED OUT OF THEIR U-SHAPED SADDLES AND ROLLED THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF VERY MINIMAL TREE DAMAGE EAST OF BLACKVILLE BUT NOT ENOUGH DAMAGE TO SUGGEST THE TORNADO TRACK CONTINUED THAT FAR NORTH. AS A RESULT... THE TORNADO LIKELY LIFTED PRIOR TO REACHING HIGHWAY 3. THE TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS JUST UNDER 1.5 MILES AND HAD A WIDTH OF ABOUT 40 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF-3... WITH PEAK WINDS OF 140 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 S Blackville, SC
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
9:43 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Barnwell County · 5,708 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: *** 2 FATAL... 7 INJ *** A STRONG... LONG-TRACK TORNADO BEGAN JUST SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF ELKO IN BARNWELL COUNTY ... THEN MOVED IN A GENERAL NORTHEAST DIRECTION THROUGH ORANGEBURG COUNTY... BEFORE DISSIPATING SOUTHWEST OF ST. MATTHEWS IN CALHOUN COUNTY BEFORE REACHING I-26. THE TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT 37 MILES... AND AT ITS WIDEST POINT WAS JUST UNDER 0.5 MILES. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF-3... WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS OF 140 MPH. THERE WERE 2 CONFIRMED FATALITIES WITH AT LEAST 7 INJURED. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR ORCHARD ROAD AND HIGHWAY 37. ALONG ITS ENTIRE PATH... THERE WAS WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO SNAPPED 7 WOOD POWER POLES NEAR US 78 AND TURKEY CREEK. THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED AS IT APPROACHED HIGHWAY 3 AND GARDENIA ROAD... WHERE IT DESTROYED AND TOSSED A WOOD FRAMED HOME ANCHORED TO THE GROUND... LIFTED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A ROOF ON A BRICK HOME... DESTROYED A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER... AND KNOCKED OVER A PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED NORWAY ROAD WHERE IT SNAPPED MULTIP
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 S Elko, SC
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
9:35 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Barnwell County · 5,708 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: SENTINEL SATELLITE DATA FROM APRIL 13... 2020 CLEARLY SHOWS A DAMAGE SCAR BEGINNING AT THE NORTHERN TIP OF PARR POND IN THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE AND ENDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 278 AND STATE ROAD 21. A TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE DETECTED BY THE KCAE RADAR ALIGNS WITH THE DAMAGE SCAR. A GROUND SURVEY ALSO INDICATED A FEW TREES DOWN JUST OFF A FIELD ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF FELLOWSHIP ROAD AS TORNADO DISSIPATED. BASED OFF OF HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY... RADAR DATA (INCLUDING THE HEIGHT DEBRIS WAS DETECTED)... AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH A SAVANNAH RIVER SITE OFFICIAL... IT IS ESTIMATED THAT WINDS REACHED EF-3 STRENGTH... WITH SPEEDS UP TO 138 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 NW Snelling, SC
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
9:21 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Aiken County · 53,743 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A STRONG... LONG-TRACK TORNADO BEGAN IN THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON... SC... THEN MOVED IN A GENERAL NORTHEAST DIRECTION IN AIKEN COUNTY NEAR THE BARNWELL COUNTY BORDER. THE TORNADO CROSSED INTO BARNWELL COUNTY NORTHWEST OF WILLISTON NEAR DAVIS BRIDGE ROAD. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN BARNWELL COUNTY AND CROSSED INTO ORANGEBURG COUNTY AND DISSIPATED NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD. THE TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 33.5 MILES... AND AT ITS WIDEST POINT WAS JUST UNDER 0.5 MILES. THE TORNADO RATING WAS AN EF-3... WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS OF 140 MPH. BASED OFF OF HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY... RADAR DATA (INCLUDING THE HEIGHT DEBRIS WAS DETECTED)... AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH SAVANNAH RIVER SITE OFFICIALS... IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE TORNADO BECAME STRONG WITHIN THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE BOUNDARIES AS IT MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST. AS THE TORNADO MOVED OUT OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE... IT PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE NEAR WILLISTON ROAD AND JAYWOOD ROAD WEST OF WILLISTON. IN T
NWS Tornado Report Location: 6 SE Jackson, SC
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
8:53 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Burke County · 6,288 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NORTHEAST OF VIDETTE IN BURKE COUNTY... GA NEAR HIGHWAY 80. THE TORNADO CONTINUED IN A GENERAL NORTHEASTERN DIRECTION... CROSSING QUAKER ROAD... US 25... AND DISSIPATED NEAR HIGHWAY 56 AND COLLINS ROAD. THE TORNADO PRODUCED MAINLY EF-0 AND EF-1 DAMAGE ALONG ITS PATH... BUT REACHED EF-2 INTENSITY IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS OF 125 MPH. THE TORNADO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES WITH A PATH WIDTH OF AROUND 700 YARDS. THE TORNADO UPROOTED OR SNAPPED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TREES ALONG ITS ENTIRE PATH. ALONG HIGHWAY 80... A FORMER AUTO SERVICE CINDER BLOCK BUILDING HAD ITS BAY DOORS BLOWN IN... CAUSING THE ROOF TO LIFT OFF AND SOME OF THE BLOCK WALLS TO COLLAPSE. ALONG COURSEY ROAD... NEARLY ALL OF THE PINE TREES SNAPPED IN A FIELD AND A COUPLE OF HOUSES HAD SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE. A COUPLE OF PECAN GROVES HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WITH MANY PECAN TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NEAR QUAKER ROAD AND TAYLOR ROAD. WEST OF STORY MILL ROAD NEAR GEORGE PERKINS ROAD
NWS Tornado Report Location: 6 NNE Vidette, GA
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
7:38 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Greene County · 8,180 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF1 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS SPEEDS OF 105 MPH TOUCHED DOWN IN SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY... WEST OF LAKE OCONEE. THE TORNADO APPROACHED THE LAKE NEAR THE CREEK CLUB REYNOLDS PLANTATION SUBDIVISION WHERE IT INTENSIFIED TO ITS MAXIMUM INTENSITY WHERE HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED WITH SEVERAL WELL BUILT HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE FROM WIND... DEBRIS... AND FALLEN TREES. THE STORM CROSSED A PORTION OF LAKE OCONEE AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST PRODUCING EF0 DAMAGE BEFORE DISSIPATING.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 N Reynolds Plantation, GA
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
7:24 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Putnam County · 8,183 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: *** 1 INJ *** AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 105 MPH TOUCHED DOWN IN THE OCONNE NATIONAL FOREST WEST OF EATONTON NEAR HWY 16. THE TORNADO TRACKED ENE... JUST NORTH OF THE EATONTON CITY LIMITS. THE TORNADO WAS AT ITS STRONGEST AS IT CROSSED US HWY 129 UPROOTING AND SNAPPING SEVERAL TREES AT THE BASE AND CASUING MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO 3 HOMES IN THE AREA. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE ENE LIFTING AS IT APPROACHED A NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG HUNTERS CHASE CT.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SSE Rock Eagle 4-H Ce, GA
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
7:00 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Bibb County · 46,378 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF1 TORNADO WITH PEAK ESTMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 100 MPH BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN MACON AS A LINE OF STRONG STORMS MOVED THROUGH THE CITY. THE WORST DAMAGE OCCURED JUST EAST OF ZEBULON RD AND I-475 WHERE THE FRONT DOOR AND WINDOWS OF A WALGREENS STORE WERE COMPLETELY BLOWN IN AND A LARGE HOLE WAS BLOWN THROUGH THE ROOF AND A DAMAGE ALSO OCCURED AT A NEARLY WALMART AND GAS STATION CANOPY.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 W Wesleyan, GA
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
6:55 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Banks County · 5,377 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN EXTREME NORTHEAST HALL COUNTY AT AROUND 250 AM EDT... THEN MOVED THROUGH PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN HABERSHAM... FAR NORTHERN BANKS... AND FAR SW STEPHENS COUNTIES ADN TRACKED JUST SOUTH OF BALDWIN... GA. THIS STORM PRODUCED EF1 DAMAGE WITH MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS UP TO 100 MPH. DAMAGE ALONG THE ENTIRE PATH WAS LARGELY LIMITED TO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES... ALTHOUGH ONE MOBILE HOME RECEIVED MINOR TO MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE ON HAMBY MOUNTAIN PARK DR IN BALDWIN (BANKS COUNTY).
NWS Tornado Report Location: Hollingsworth, GA
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
6:40 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Monroe County · 8,898 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: *** 1 INJ *** A TONADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF THE LAMAR/MONROE COUNTY LINE ALONG POTTS CEMETERY RD. THE STORM TRACKED NE WHERE IT INTENSIFIED TO EF3 STRENGTH WITH ESTIMATED 140 MPH WINDS WHERE IT DESTROYED A LARGE METAL BUILDING AND HOME WAS DETROYED WITH VEHICLES TOSSED ABOUT NEAR COLLIER ROAD WHERE A PERSON WAS TRAPPED AND INJURED UNDER DEBRIS. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NE PRODUCING MOSTLY EF0-EF1 DAMAGE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 ENE Collier, GA
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
6:36 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Fulton County · 231,538 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A WEAK EF0 TORNADO WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 75 MPH BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AND LIFTED JUST WEST OF THE ATLANTA-HARTSFIELD AIRPORT NORTH OF US HWY 29 AND CROSSED I-285 JUST NORTH OF THE I-85 INTERCHANGE. THE TORNADO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO A HOUSE IN THE COLLEGE PARK AREA.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 WSW College Park, GA
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
5:06 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Bartow County · 33,683 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: *** 1 FATAL... 2 INJ *** AMMENDED FROM PREVIOUS REPORT... AN EF1 TORNADO WITH A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 100 MPH TOUCHED DOWN IN BARTOW COUNTY JUST SW OF CARTERSVILLE AND TRACKED THROUGH THE CITY. A VERY LARGE OAK TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG HERRING AND FITE ST ONTO A HOME RESULTING IN 1 FATALITY. THE TORNADO THEN TRACKED NE OF TOWN INTO THE PINE LOG WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA... MOSTLY UPROOTING AND SNAPPING TREES ALONG THE WAY.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Cartersville, GA
UNK category
Apr 17, 2020
4:42 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2020
Floyd County · 29,405 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF0 TORNADO BEGAN NEAR MAPLE RD IN LINDALE AND TRAVELED NORTH-NORTHEAST APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. IT PRODUCED MAINLY TREE DAMAGE; SPECIFICALLY... ON ROCKMART RD APPROXIMATELY ONE DOZEN SMALL TREES WERE SNAPPED. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS WERE AROUND 80 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NE Lindale, GA
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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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Frequently asked questions

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How many storm reports were recorded on April 17, 2020?

Our records show 0 hail, 28 wind, and 17 tornado reports on April 17, 2020, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on April 17, 2020.

What was the largest hail reported on April 17, 2020?

No reported hail size is available for this selection.

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 on April 17, 2020 — 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 on April 17, 2020 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 on April 17, 2020?

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 on April 17, 2020 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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