Storm reports for July 18, 2000

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On July 18, 2000, 64 hail, 63 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Rockingham County, NH.

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 (64)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $375,000 in property damage and $410,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (139 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Montgomery County, MO (near Bellflower) · Tornado F1 · $75,000
  “A tornado struck eastern Montgomery County causing damage at a farm and downing trees and power lines. The tornado first caused damage at a farm on Leonard Road which was also where the most extensive damage occurred. A large garage lost both doors and half of its roof.”
• Crittenden County, KY (near Marion) · Thunderstorm wind · $70,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Marion area. The damage path, which was a few miles wide, extended from west to east across central portions of Crittenden County. Some roads were blocked by fallen trees. Windows were blown out of an attorney's office in Marion.”
• Jefferson County, ID (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “Thunderstorm winds to 50 mph and hail of unknown diameter cut a swath through some 10% of the crops in Jefferson county. About 40,000 acres of alfalfa, wheat of other crops were damaged or flattened. Winds toppled and destroyed a 60 foot grain silo.”
• Polk County, FL (near Frostproof) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “The Frostproof Police Department reported that thunderstorm winds blew down the scoreboard at a baseball field, damaged the tin roof of a commercial building and downed nine large trees in Frostproof.”
• Covington County, MS (near Williamsburg) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Several chicken houses received major damage. Several trees were blown down and caused minor damage.”
• Franklin County, IL (near West Frankfort) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Near Thompsonville, a 40 by 80 foot pole barn was blown down, and two or three trees were down. In the West Frankfort area, several trees were knocked down near the old city lake. A power line was torn down by a falling tree in West Frankfort, causing a brief power outage.”

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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