Storm reports for April 18, 2015

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On April 18, 2015, 132 hail, 54 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Kiowa 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 (132)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $776,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (191 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Buffalo County, NE (near Glenwood Park) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Hail up to golf ball size covered Highway 10 three miles north of Kearney, causing drivers to slide off of the road and into the ditch.”
• Denton County, TX (near Roanoke) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “The fiberglass steeple at First United Methodist in Trophy Club was blown down by high winds. A trained spotter in the same area estimated 70 mph winds.”
• Marshall County, IA (near Le Grand) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “A machine shed was destroyed and debris was blown 600 feet to the northwest.”
• Hood County, TX (near Lake Granbury North) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “The COOP Observer located 5 miles north of Granbury estimated 70-80 mph wind gusts.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near White Settlement) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “Trees were uprooted near White Settlement.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Lindberg) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $15,000
  “A trained spotter estimated winds up to 75 mph at I-20 and Green Oaks Blvd in Arlington.”

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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