Storm reports for July 18, 2015

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On July 18, 2015, 23 hail, 135 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Banner County, NE.

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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $799,000 in property damage and $42,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (162 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Anderson County, SC (near Evergreen Hills) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $200,000
  “HAM radio operator reported multiple trees blown down at Sussex Way and Stonehaven Dr in the Centerville area. The National Weather Service automated observing system (ASOS) at the Anderson Regional Airport measured wind gusts as high as 58 kts (67 mph), and a spotter reported numerous trees blown…”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Morristown) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Strong thunderstorms developed over south central Arizona during the afternoon hours on August 18th, and due to a significant infusion of tropical moisture they became very intense and produced gusty and damaging outflow winds. Some of the storms affected communities such as Morristown.”
• Rock County, WI (near Johnstown) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “Three old barns were mostly destroyed. Fields of corn partially blown over. Large trees snapped.”
• Walworth County, WI (near Richmond) · Tornado EF1 · $80,000
  “A machine shed was completely destroyed. A roof of a modern pole barn was removed. Visible damage to a shed. A 2 by 4 lodged inside a vehicle with the windows blown out. Trees snapped and fields of corn partially blown over.”
• Mohave County, AZ (near (Lhu)Lake Havasu Cit) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $60,000
  “Two boats and one personal watercraft capsized due to thunderstorm winds and high waves. Everyone was rescued.”
• Rock County, WI (near Evansville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “Twenty reports of branches and trees down across the county.”

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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