U.S. Storm Day Summary
U.S. Hail and Wind Summary for August 17, 2025
Aug 17, 2025 | United States | 2025-08-17 national severe weather summary
National storm summary for August 17, 2025: 10 hail reports and 76 wind/tornado reports across 18 states. Peak hail reached 1.75 in and peak wind reached 82 mph.
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Impacted Places
Hail Stats
- Max Report
- 1.75 in
- Reports
- 10
- Severe Reports
- 10
Wind Stats
- Max Gust
- 82 mph
- Reports
- 76
- Tornado Reports
- 1
Ring Impact (1mi / 3mi / 10mi)
hail
- Events within 1 mile
- 10
- Events within 3 miles
- 12
- Events within 10 miles
- 15
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 1
- Max within 10 miles
- 1.75 in
wind
- Events within 1 mile
- 76
- Events within 3 miles
- 91
- Events within 10 miles
- 114
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 1
- Max within 10 miles
- 82 mph
Verified Event Log (5-Year Window)
| Date | Hazard | Intensity | Distance | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-17 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 5 NNW Appam, ND | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | hail | 1.75 in | - | Ainsworth, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | hail | 1.75 in | - | Shelby, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | hail | 1.00 in | - | Wind Cave Visitors Cent, SD | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | hail | 1.00 in | - | 1 WNW Wind Cave Visitor, SD | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | hail | 1.00 in | - | 6 SSE Brownsville, SD | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | hail | 1.00 in | - | Conowingo, MD | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | hail | 1.00 in | - | 1 E Webster State Park, KS | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | hail | 1.00 in | - | 25 NNE Ellsworth, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | hail | 1.00 in | - | 3 NE Shelby, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | tornado | Tornado UNK | - | 2 NNE Crystal Lake, IA | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 82 mph | - | 1 WSW Buffalo, OK | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 77 mph | - | 5 ESE Reese Center, TX | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 72 mph | - | 7 NNW Flagler, CO | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 66 mph | - | 6 N Plainville, KS | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 66 mph | - | 3 NW Miles City, MT | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 64 mph | - | 15 WSW Crooked Creek Ca, MT | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 63 mph | - | Aberdeen Regional Airpo, SD | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 63 mph | - | Aberdeen Regional Airpo, SD | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 63 mph | - | 2 SW Lawson Heights, PA | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 63 mph | - | 3 WNW Lubbock, TX | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 63 mph | - | 6 NNE Dixon, SD | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 62 mph | - | 5 NNW Woodrow, TX | NOAA SPC |
| 2025-08-17 | wind | 62 mph | - | 17 NE Wilsall, MT | NOAA SPC |
Delayed report relayed by broadcast media. Multiple farmers reported penny to golf ball size hail and major hail damage to crops. An entire field of canola was lost. (BIS)
Golf ball sized hail in Ainsworth. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)
Call received from Dispatch at 310 AM and hail was ongoing at the time. (GID)
mPING report (UNR)
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Trained spotter reports hail around quarter size... possibly slightly larger... in Conowingo along US-222. (LWX)
Reported on the south end of Webster Dam. (GID)
Report Highlights
- 10 hail reports were logged nationwide on August 17, 2025.
- The largest hail report reached 1.75 in.
- 76 wind/tornado reports were logged nationwide on August 17, 2025.
- 1 tornado reports were included in this day summary.
Data & Methodology
- Noaa Spc
- 86
- Derived from NOAA SPC daily severe weather reports.
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Timeline
2025-08-17T23:55:00Z
Wind 82 mph
Buffalo Mesonet. (OUN)
2025-08-17T23:55:00Z
Wind 61 mph
(TFX)
2025-08-17T23:52:00Z
Wind Wind report
A tree and multiple large limbs were snapped behind and adjacent to a home in the northern sections of West Monroe. Report from social media. (SHV)
2025-08-17T23:35:00Z
Wind Wind report
Trees down across Highway 2 East at Stewart Road. (SHV)
2025-08-17T23:33:00Z
Wind Wind report
A tree top was snapped and fell across Jimmy Johnson Road just north of Highway 15. (SHV)
2025-08-17T23:30:00Z
Wind Wind report
Fence line damage reported from downburst winds... estimated around 60 mph. (SJT)
2025-08-17T23:30:00Z
Wind 60 mph
Estimated wind gusts near 60 mph. Apple tree took a hit. (TFX)
2025-08-17T23:20:00Z
Wind Wind report
A skirting was blown off of a mobile home in the Conway community. Large tree limbs were snapped as well. Report via social media. (SHV)
2025-08-17T23:13:00Z
Tornado Tornado UNK
Delayed report. Trained spotter shared pictures of a tornado in a cornfield... possibly striking a wind turbine. Location estimated. (DMX)
2025-08-17T23:10:00Z
Wind Wind report
Report of roughly 60 mph wind gusts from a downburst that damaged part of a fence line. (SJT)
2025-08-17T23:09:00Z
Wind 60 mph
Ambient weather station. Sustained winds of 47 mph at the time of observation. (TFX)
2025-08-17T22:55:00Z
Wind Wind report
Delayed report: Large oak tree feel west-southwestward onto a home... causing significant damage to the home. Time estimated from radar. (LSX)