Storm reports for July 18, 2001

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On July 18, 2001, 94 hail, 120 damaging-wind and 26 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Powder River 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 (94)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage, $2.3 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (245 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McCracken County, KY (near Reidland) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds gusted to 43 MPH at the Paducah National Weather Service. Although very few trees were brought down, one large tree landed on a passing vehicle in Reidland. Shortly after the dead 40-foot tree crushed her moving vehicle, fire broke out in the car.”
• Jefferson County, NE (near Reynolds) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “A supercell thunderstorm produced a 20 mile long path of damage due to downburst winds across Jefferson county. The winds were estimated at between 80 and 90 mph. The winds toppled trees and damaged roofs and windows most significantly in a 3 block wide swath in southern Fairbury.”
• Nelson County, ND (near Pekin) · Tornado F3 · $200,000
  “A tornado hit the home of the Nelson county sheriff, who was out of town at the time. The tornado tore the roof off the house and destroyed the barn. A piece of farm machinery was thrown through the bedroom wall and a tractor was hurled 75 yards. The sheriff's squad car was crushed.”
• Kittson County, MN (near Orleans) · Thunderstorm wind · $150,000
  “Six 50,000 bushel grain bins were destroyed and 4 others were damaged by the strong wind.”
• Lake of the Woods County, MN (near Lude) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “At the Long Point Resort, trees fell on cabins, homes, boats, and powerlines.”
• Lyon County, KY (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorms produced damaging winds that downed about 100 trees and power lines. A few trailers were damaged by fallen trees. One trailer on State Route 1055 was damaged enough that it became uninhabitable. Some residents were without power for several hours.”

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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