Storm reports for August 18, 2016

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On August 18, 2016, 28 hail, 75 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Morrill 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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $945,000 in property damage and $105,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (104 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Freeborn County, MN (near Hollandale) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $300,000
  “A local broadcast Meteorologist storm survey indicated downburst wind damage on the west and south side of a tornado that formed briefly near Highway 251 and Zuyder Zee Avenue North. The damage was concentrated on the southern part of town between 830th Avenue and Highway 28th.”
• Stutsman County, ND (near Jamestown) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “Many trees were damaged throughout Jamestown.”
• Blue Earth County, MN (near Rapidan) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $150,000
  “A newly constructed grain bin blew down, and landed on a machine shed and another bin.”
• Mower County, MN (near Racine) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $60,000
  “A 32' x 172' dairy barn was blown down near Racine and another outbuilding was damaged.”
• McLeod County, MN (near Glencoe) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “In the town of Glencoe, damage mainly consisted of trees and large branches blown down. There was an evergreen tree in the center of town that got uprooted. The tree damage was scattered throughout the entire city.”
• Rock County, WI (near Downtown Janesville) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Approximately 31 trees or tree branches were knocked down by the high winds. Four landed on houses and two on cars. Three power poles and fifteen power lines were downed.”

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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