Storm reports for May 18, 2017

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On May 18, 2017, 264 hail, 312 damaging-wind and 58 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 2.85″ (baseball size) in Johnson County, KS.

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 (264)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.7 million in property damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (641 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Addison County, VT (near West Addison) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “NWS survey team determined a microburst with winds estimated between 80-100 mph initiated across Lake Champlain and moved ashore on Potash Bay road with the maximum extent of damage occurring on Potash Bay road and Lake street.”
• Jefferson County, OH (near Steubenville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Broadcast media reported trees down on Highland Avenue and one tree landed on a house prompting a hospital visit for a mother and her two children.”
• Taney County, MO (near Branson Mem Arpt) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A brief EF-0 tornado touched down in Branson. It damaged a hotel and the local outlet mall. There was one person with a head injury. Estimated maximum winds were up to 75 mph.”
• Muskogee County, OK (near Muskogee) · Tornado EF2 · $350,000
  “This tornado developed over the north side of Muskogee where it damaged homes and snapped or uprooted trees. The tornado destroyed a well-constructed metal framed building south of Highway 62, and then tore the roof off a couple apartment buildings north of Highway 62.”
• Wagoner County, OK (near Gibson) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. In Wagoner County, this tornado developed southeast of Wagoner in the lowlands of Fort Gibson Lake. It moved northeast uprooting numerous trees, damaging homes, and destroying outbuildings north of Highway 51.”
• McIntosh County, OK (near Bower) · Tornado EF2 · $175,000
  “This tornado developed south of Highway 9 and west of the Indian Nation Turnpike where it snapped and uprooted trees. As the tornado moved east-northeast, it crossed the Indian Nation Turnpike where it snapped trees.”

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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