Storm reports for May 18, 2006

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On May 18, 2006, 91 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Ripley 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 (91)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $511,000 in property damage, 6 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (147 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jessamine County, KY (near Nicholasville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000 · 1 death
  “A tree was blown on to a passing vehicle on U.S. Highway 68 near Catnip Road, killing the driver.”
• Taylor County, KY (near Campbellsville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000 · 5 injuries
  “Five people were injured when a movie gallery and a nearby restaurant were heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds.”
• Johnson County, IN (near Edinburg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A tree fell on a car, injuring the driver.”
• Tippecanoe County, IN (near West Lafayette) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “A tree fell on a home in West Lafayette. No one was injured.”
• Gwinnett County, GA (near Lawrenceville) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $30,000
  “The Gwinnett County Emergency Management Director reported that thunderstorm wind gusts blew down two to three large trees onto one unit of a quadraplex on Patterson Court. A mother and small child inside escaped uninjured. However, the roof and one bedroom in the unit sustained considerable damage.”
• Decatur County, IN (near Greensburg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Trees fell throughout the city, including one that fell on a car, and another that fell on a home.”

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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