Storm reports for May 18, 2004

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On May 18, 2004, 54 hail, 55 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Newton 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 (54)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $409,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (113 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Knox County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large limbs throughout the county. The roof of a lumber yard building in Mount Vernon was torn off. A second building nearby also sustained some damage.”
• Stark County, OH (near Canton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed around two dozen trees. At least four homes were damaged by fallen trees.”
• Summit County, OH (near Cuyahoga Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph downed several trees. At least one home was damaged by fallen trees.”
• Crawford County, OH (near Bucyrus) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs. A house and and at least one car were damaged by fallen trees.”
• Knox County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed many trees across the county.”
• Wyandot County, OH (near Upper Sandusky) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds tore the roof off of a barn approximately three miles east of Upper Sandusky. A couple trees were also downed.”

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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