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Storm reports for May 18, 1995
On May 18, 1995, 151 hail, 197 damaging-wind and 77 tornado reports were logged across 18 states.
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On May 18, 1995, 151 hail, 197 damaging-wind and 77 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 3.75″ (teacup size) in Limestone County, AL. Tornadoes killed 4.
Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.
Storm reports by state
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 28 | 53 | 23 | 3.00″ |
| KY | 33 | 43 | 17 | 2.75″ |
| VA | 14 | 21 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| IL | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1.75″ |
| MS | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1.75″ |
| MO | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| WV | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| AL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3.75″ |
| LA | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1.00″ |
| IN | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| NC | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| MD | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.75″ |
| TX | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.75″ |
| GA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| AR | 0 | 4 | 0 | – |
| DE | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| CO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| DC | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Knoxville, TN | 198,722 | 2.75″ |
| Bowling Green, KY | 79,076 | 2.75″ |
| Morristown, TN | 32,994 | 2.75″ |
| Shelbyville, TN | 25,792 | 2.75″ |
| Glasgow, KY | 15,388 | 2.75″ |
| Lewisburg, TN | 13,473 | 2.75″ |
| Clinton, TN | 10,458 | 2.75″ |
| Hohenwald, TN | 4,136 | 2.75″ |
| Oliver Springs, TN | 3,433 | 2.75″ |
| Cadiz, KY | 2,741 | 2.75″ |
| Murray, KY | 18,567 | 2.00″ |
| Springfield, MO | 170,596 | 1.75″ |
| Florence, AL | 42,716 | 1.75″ |
| Brandon, MS | 25,870 | 1.75″ |
| Muscle Shoals, AL | 17,409 | 1.75″ |
| Lebanon, MO | 15,538 | 1.75″ |
| Crossville, TN | 12,785 | 1.75″ |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 12,112 | 1.75″ |
| Columbia, IL | 10,919 | 1.75″ |
| Booneville, MS | 9,367 | 1.75″ |
| Sheffield, AL | 9,335 | 1.75″ |
| Dayton, TN | 7,796 | 1.75″ |
| Sullivan, MO | 6,925 | 1.75″ |
| Smithville, TN | 5,546 | 1.75″ |
| Sparta, TN | 4,989 | 1.75″ |
Hail reports (151)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 22:30 | 3.75″ | Limestone County, AL |
| 21:14 | 3.00″ | Maury County, TN |
| 19:05 | 2.75″ | Chester County, TN |
| 19:45 | 2.75″ | Decatur County, TN |
| 20:11 | 2.75″ | Decatur County, TN |
| 20:15 | 2.75″ | Perry County, TN |
| 20:24 | 2.75″ | Lewis County, TN |
| 20:45 | 2.75″ | Warren County, KY |
| 20:54 | 2.75″ | Trigg County, KY |
| 20:55 | 2.75″ | Lewis County, TN |
| 21:32 | 2.75″ | Colbert County, AL |
| 21:45 | 2.75″ | Barren County, KY |
| 22:04 | 2.75″ | Metcalfe County, KY |
| 22:15 | 2.75″ | Marshall County, TN |
| 23:05 | 2.75″ | Bedford County, TN |
| 23:10 | 2.75″ | Barren County, KY |
| 23:40 | 2.75″ | Roane County, TN |
| 23:50 | 2.75″ | Anderson County, TN |
| 01:55 | 2.75″ | Knox County, TN |
| 02:15 | 2.75″ | Hamblen County, TN |
| 02:15 | 2.75″ | Pike County, KY |
| 00:40 | 2.50″ | Bedford County, VA |
| 21:04 | 2.00″ | Calloway County, KY |
| 21:25 | 2.00″ | Leslie County, KY |
| 22:45 | 2.00″ | Buchanan County, VA |
| 13:23 | 1.75″ | Boone County, MO |
| 13:39 | 1.75″ | Audrain County, MO |
| 14:15 | 1.75″ | Greene County, MO |
| 14:55 | 1.75″ | Laclede County, MO |
| 15:05 | 1.75″ | Laclede County, MO |
| 16:13 | 1.75″ | Crawford County, MO |
| 16:30 | 1.75″ | Crawford County, MO |
| 16:30 | 1.75″ | Franklin County, MO |
| 17:05 | 1.75″ | Jefferson County, MO |
| 17:05 | 1.75″ | St. Louis County, MO |
| 18:40 | 1.75″ | Randolph County, IL |
| 19:26 | 1.75″ | Hickman County, KY |
| 19:35 | 1.75″ | Chester County, TN |
| 19:45 | 1.75″ | Henderson County, TN |
| 19:50 | 1.75″ | Lafayette County, MS |
| 20:22 | 1.75″ | Marshall County, KY |
| 20:26 | 1.75″ | Graves County, KY |
| 20:30 | 1.75″ | Warren County, KY |
| 20:43 | 1.75″ | Clinton County, IN |
| 20:48 | 1.75″ | Lyon County, KY |
| 20:50 | 1.75″ | Prentiss County, MS |
| 20:51 | 1.75″ | Calloway County, KY |
| 20:59 | 1.75″ | Maury County, TN |
| 21:15 | 1.75″ | Warren County, KY |
| 21:18 | 1.75″ | Colbert County, AL |
| 21:26 | 1.75″ | Claiborne County, MS |
| 21:40 | 1.75″ | Lauderdale County, AL |
| 21:55 | 1.75″ | Bedford County, TN |
| 21:55 | 1.75″ | Lauderdale County, AL |
| 22:03 | 1.75″ | Rankin County, MS |
| 22:07 | 1.75″ | Copiah County, MS |
| 22:15 | 1.75″ | Dickenson County, VA |
| 22:20 | 1.75″ | DeKalb County, TN |
| 22:20 | 1.75″ | Lauderdale County, AL |
| 22:24 | 1.75″ | Maury County, TN |
| 22:25 | 1.75″ | Lawrence County, TN |
| 22:30 | 1.75″ | Adair County, KY |
| 22:38 | 1.75″ | Marshall County, TN |
| 22:48 | 1.75″ | Limestone County, AL |
| 23:00 | 1.75″ | White County, TN |
| 23:00 | 1.75″ | Sumter County, AL |
| 23:07 | 1.75″ | Cumberland County, TN |
| 23:45 | 1.75″ | Pulaski County, KY |
| 00:27 | 1.75″ | Lauderdale County, AL |
| 00:30 | 1.75″ | Rhea County, TN |
| 00:30 | 1.75″ | Russell County, KY |
| 00:45 | 1.75″ | Dade County, GA |
| 01:10 | 1.75″ | Lawrence County, TN |
| 01:10 | 1.75″ | Clay County, KY |
| 01:12 | 1.75″ | Pittsylvania County, VA |
| 01:15 | 1.75″ | Leslie County, KY |
| 01:22 | 1.75″ | Campbell County, VA |
| 01:30 | 1.75″ | Perry County, KY |
| 14:05 | 1.25″ | Monroe County, MO |
| 01:46 | 1.25″ | Jefferson County, CO |
| 13:30 | 1.00″ | Martin County, KY |
| 13:50 | 1.00″ | Greene County, MO |
| 14:15 | 1.00″ | Webster County, MO |
| 14:50 | 1.00″ | Lauderdale County, TN |
| 15:40 | 1.00″ | Pulaski County, MO |
| 16:20 | 1.00″ | Maries County, MO |
| 18:05 | 1.00″ | Ste. Genevieve County, MO |
| 20:22 | 1.00″ | Graves County, KY |
| 20:32 | 1.00″ | Weakley County, TN |
| 21:00 | 1.00″ | Tensas Parish, LA |
| 21:15 | 1.00″ | Warren County, MS |
| 21:30 | 1.00″ | Pittsylvania County, VA |
| 22:15 | 1.00″ | Cannon County, TN |
| 22:15 | 1.00″ | Todd County, KY |
| 22:40 | 1.00″ | Lee County, MS |
| 23:25 | 1.00″ | Lafayette County, MS |
| 23:26 | 1.00″ | Franklin County, AL |
| 23:40 | 1.00″ | Floyd County, VA |
| 23:47 | 1.00″ | Montgomery County, VA |
| 00:05 | 1.00″ | Floyd County, VA |
| 00:10 | 1.00″ | Lauderdale County, AL |
| 01:00 | 1.00″ | Lafayette County, MS |
| 02:40 | 1.00″ | Randolph County, AL |
| 13:15 | 0.88″ | Johnson County, KY |
| 19:50 | 0.88″ | Fountain County, IN |
| 22:10 | 0.88″ | Rankin County, MS |
| 00:05 | 0.88″ | Roanoke County, VA |
| 01:18 | 0.88″ | Johnson County, KY |
| 01:30 | 0.88″ | Clay County, WV |
| 02:00 | 0.88″ | Mingo County, WV |
| 02:30 | 0.88″ | McDowell County, WV |
| 15:00 | 0.75″ | Christian County, MO |
| 16:12 | 0.75″ | Mason County, IL |
| 16:52 | 0.75″ | Prentiss County, MS |
| 17:20 | 0.75″ | Logan County, IL |
| 18:01 | 0.75″ | Dunklin County, MO |
| 18:33 | 0.75″ | New Madrid County, MO |
| 18:45 | 0.75″ | Prince George's County, MD |
| 20:00 | 0.75″ | Union County, MS |
| 20:15 | 0.75″ | Harris County, TX |
| 20:30 | 0.75″ | Henry County, VA |
| 20:45 | 0.75″ | Knott County, KY |
| 21:05 | 0.75″ | Patrick County, VA |
| 21:15 | 0.75″ | Tishomingo County, MS |
| 21:32 | 0.75″ | Yalobusha County, MS |
| 21:45 | 0.75″ | Lafayette County, MS |
| 21:49 | 0.75″ | Hardin County, TX |
| 22:22 | 0.75″ | Ripley County, IN |
| 22:30 | 0.75″ | Pontotoc County, MS |
| 22:38 | 0.75″ | Beauregard Parish, LA |
| 22:50 | 0.75″ | Simpson County, MS |
| 22:55 | 0.75″ | Harrison County, KY |
| 23:10 | 0.75″ | Lauderdale County, MS |
| 23:15 | 0.75″ | Oldham County, KY |
| 23:28 | 0.75″ | Estill County, KY |
| 23:30 | 0.75″ | Jackson County, KY |
| 23:30 | 0.75″ | Lauderdale County, MS |
| 23:35 | 0.75″ | Jasper County, MS |
| 23:58 | 0.75″ | Colbert County, AL |
| 00:01 | 0.75″ | Jefferson Davis Parish, LA |
| 00:15 | 0.75″ | Wolfe County, KY |
| 00:20 | 0.75″ | Franklin County, VA |
| 00:25 | 0.75″ | Lauderdale County, MS |
| 00:30 | 0.75″ | Magoffin County, KY |
| 01:00 | 0.75″ | Whitfield County, GA |
| 01:04 | 0.75″ | Newton County, MS |
| 01:15 | 0.75″ | Murray County, GA |
| 01:40 | 0.75″ | Bleckley County, GA |
| 01:45 | 0.75″ | Prince Edward County, VA |
| 02:00 | 0.75″ | Lauderdale County, MS |
| 04:30 | 0.75″ | Haywood County, NC |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $92.5 million in property damage, $91,000 in crop damage, 205 injuries and 6 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (505 events in 17 states). Before 1996 the database holds only tornado, hail and wind events, and damage was often entered as a range, so treat these figures as rough. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County, TN | 2 | 32 | 3 | $4.6 million |
| Edwards County, IL | 1 | 0 | 2 | $200,000 |
| Limestone County, AL | 1 | 55 | 1 | $5 million |
| Sumner County, TN | 3 | 28 | 0 | $3 million |
| Liberty County, TX | 8 | 24 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Cumberland County, TN | 3 | 20 | 0 | $2 million |
| Rowan County, KY | 2 | 12 | 0 | $1 million |
| Anderson County, TN | 2 | 9 | 0 | $520,000 |
| Rutherford County, TN | 1 | 4 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Clark County, KY | 1 | 3 | 0 | $50 million |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | 3 | 3 | 0 | $199,000 |
| Prince George's County, MD | 2 | 2 | 0 | $2 million |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for May 18, 1995
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 5 tornado paths from this storm day (1 EF4, 1 EF2, 2 EF1, 1 EF0), 49 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF4 | – | 28.8 mi | 1,000 yd | 3 / 32 | 20:52–21:30 UTC | NWS Nashville |
| EF2 | 130 mph | 8.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 28 | 16:30–16:38 UTC | NWS Nashville |
| EF1 | – | 5.0 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:10–22:17 UTC | NWS Nashville |
| EF1 | 110 mph | 4.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 16:50–16:56 UTC | NWS Nashville |
| EF0 | – | 2.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 15:58–16:03 UTC | NWS Nashville |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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