Storm reports for May 18, 2007

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On May 18, 2007, 48 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Mountrail County, ND.

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 (48)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 54 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morton County, ND (near New Salem) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph
  “Automatic Position Reporting System site. Highest gust at 816 PM CST.”
• Ward County, ND (near Douglas) · Hail 1.75″
  “Piles of hail were still on the ground until the afternoon of the 19th.”
• Jeff Davis County, TX (near Ft Davis) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter sized hail covered the ground and was two inches deep. Also, trees were partially stripped of their leaves.”
• Kidder County, ND (near Steele) · Hail 0.88″
  “Wind gusts of 40 mph and heavy rain were reported.”
• Barnes County, ND (near North Vly City) · Tornado EF0
  “A brief touchdown was reported in a field about 3.5 miles northeast of Valley City.”
• Griggs County, ND (near Karnak) · Tornado EF0
  “The tornado was reported 8 miles north of Luverne on the Griggs side of the county line by a trained spotter.”

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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