Storm reports for July 18, 2005

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On July 18, 2005, 15 hail, 60 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Major County, OK.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $592,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (76 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Shelby County, IN (near Shelbyville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $70,000
  “A farmer's grain-leg assembly was taken down by thunderstorm winds. The damage amount is estimated.”
• Woods County, OK (near Alva) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Five BNSF railroad cars were blown off the tracks.”
• Ingham County, MI (near Lansing) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Lansing and several trees were blown down in Williamston.”
• Ogemaw County, MI (near West Branch) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $35,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were downed. Several vehicles and homes were struck and damaged by fallen trees. Some minor street flooding also occurred.”
• Alpena County, MI (near Lakewood) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $35,000
  “Several large trees uprooted near the south end of Long Lake. A shed was crushed by a falling tree, and some homes were damaged by trees and other debris. In Alpena, part of a large tent erected for a local festival was brought down.”
• Alpena County, MI (near Long Rapids) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Large trees, limbs, and power lines were downed. A garage, a shed, and a flatbed truck were all destroyed by falling trees.”

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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