Storm reports for May 18, 2000

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On May 18, 2000, 293 hail, 203 damaging-wind and 37 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Vermillion County, IN.

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 (293)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $86.5 million in property damage, $1 million in crop damage, 6 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (534 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Miller County, AR (near Texarkana) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $40,000 · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “Numerous trees down across the area. One tree fell across a mobile home killing a young girl inside. The 2 year old was killed instantly when a tree fell across the home crushing the infant in her bed. Both parents were injured but not seriously.”
• Woodford County, IL (near Metamora) · Tornado F0 · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado briefly touched down half a mile west of Metamora just south of Illinois Route 116. A teenager was driving through the area. His car was flipped several times into a field. Fortunately he only suffered some cuts and bruises, but his 1997 Cavalier was totaled.”
• Broome County, NY (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires in a widespread area and some structural damage was reported from falling trees. A lot of wind damage to lightly built out buildings and porches. A portion of a factory roof was blown off on Old Vestal Road in Vestal.”
• Steuben County, NY (near Corning) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds brought trees down. There was also some structural damage to houses from falling trees. Many trees were uprooted at the Corning Country Club where a tree fell onto a tent giving minor injuries to one man. Scoreboards set up for a golf tournament were also damaged.”
• Summit County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Akron, Richfield, Tallmadge and Copley. Two fallen trees damaged mobile homes in Tallmadge, and a third poked a hole into the roof of a house in Akron. A parked car in Akron was also slightly damaged by a tree.”
• Portage County, OH (near Kent) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed between 15 and 20 trees in Kent and surrounding Franklin Township. Two houses in Kent were damaged by fallen trees. Both houses sustained roof damage with one also having a wall knocked down.”

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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