Storm reports for July 18, 1999

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On July 18, 1999, 17 hail, 50 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in McCone County, MT.

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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $220,000 in property damage and $2,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (69 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Otsego County, NY (near Oneonta) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Numerous cars and houses sustained minor damage throughout the city and surrounding areas of Oneonta as strong thunderstorm gusts uprooted trees and transmission poles and lines.”
• McCone County, MT (near Weldon) · Hail 4.50″ · $25,000
  “A severe thunderstorm dropped softball sized hail near the small community of Weldon. Windows were broken out of homes and pickup trucks. At 11 a.m. the next morning, the hail was still the size of quarters.”
• Fairfax County, VA (near Herndon) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Minor damage to home under construction and trees downed”
• Lackawanna County, PA (near Carbondale) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Wind damage to buildings created losses to a computer system and pump machinery at the Greenfield sewer treatment plant.”
• Hernando County, FL (near Spring Hill) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed one large tree which fell atop and severely damaged a van. Reported by WFTS-TV of Tampa.”
• Muscogee County, GA (near Columbus) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “A few trees were blown down in the city of Columbus.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

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.

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