Storm reports for September 18, 2015

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On September 18, 2015, 42 hail, 22 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Hamilton 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 (42)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $585,000 in property damage, $4.5 million in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (68 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cass County, IN (near Anoka) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Emergency management officials reported a car ran over a six foot long, four inch diameter tree limb in the road. The driver suffered minor injuries.”
• Miami County, KS (near Paola Majeski Arpt) · Tornado EF1 · 1 injury
  “A NWS survey team concluded that the tornado developed near the southeast side of Hillsdale Lake, traveling a few degrees north of east, before dissipating in rural Miami county between Spring Hill and Louisburg. The tornado caused one non-critical injury at a trailer park at Hillsdale Lake.”
• Will County, IL (near Andres) · Tornado EF1 · $70,000
  “A spotter was located near Green Garden Rd and Harlem and spotted the tornado looking southwest. Damage to a roof and wood swing set was reported at one home. Four to five homes suffered minor roof damage.”
• Will County, IL (near Normantown) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $30,000
  “Couple of trees down, as well as large branches down.”
• Martin County, TX (near Stanton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Martin County and produced wind damage in Stanton. There were broken tree limbs and damaged car ports in Stanton. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.”
• Tippecanoe County, IN (near Colburn) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “A measured thunderstorm wind gust of 80 mph was observed in this location. Sustained winds were measured at 59 mph at the intersection of State Route 25 North and County Road 900 North.”

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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