Storm reports for May 18, 2005

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On May 18, 2005, 13 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Jefferson County, KS.

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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $106,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (29 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Calhoun County, IA (near Farnhamville) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “Tornado touched down on a farm north of Farnhamville, damaging several buildings on the farm. The tornado moved from Calhoun County into Webster County.”
• Webster County, IA (near Slifer) · Tornado F1 · $40,000
  “Tornado moved from Calhoun County into Webster County. It moved through mostly open country and have a very intermittent track from Slifer on northeast. Damage occurred to several grain bins, then tornado lifted for some time with another tornado forming over Hamilton County.”
• Hamilton County, IA (near Blairsburg) · Tornado F0 · $10,000
  “Tornado occurred north of Blairsburg with only a bried touchdown.”
• Linn County, OR (near Lebanon) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Thunderstorms spread through the Willamette Valley, generating strong wind gusts that resulted in reports of downed trees and power lines and local damage. A large section of metal roof was peeled back between Lebanon and Sweet Home.”
• Osage County, KS (near Olivet) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “24 car (empty) train derailed with tree and building damage at nearby farmsteads.”
• Stevens County, MN (near Donnelly) · Tornado F0
  “A farmer saw a "block wide" tornado briefly touch down and pick up dirt in an open field in Pepperton Township, Section 14.”

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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