Storm reports for July 18, 2017

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On July 18, 2017, 41 hail, 51 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Butte County, SD.

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 (41)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $342,000 in property damage and $0 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (92 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mecklenburg County, NC (near Charlotte) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $200,000
  “County comms reported multiple trees blown down from the Uptown area to just south and southeast of Uptown. One tree was blown down on a house on Yadkin Avenue. Another tree fell on and caused extensive damage to a home at Central Ave and Morningside Dr.”
• Forsyth County, NC (near Frontis) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Several clusters of trees were reported down across southern and southeastern portions of Winston-Salem, including on cars and power lines near Westdale Avenue.”
• Pasco County, FL (near Wesley Chapel) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $30,000
  “Wind damage was reported to a neighborhood in Wesley Chapel with downed fences, tree limbs, and minor roof damage.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Liberty) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Strong thunderstorms developed across the western portion of the greater Phoenix area during the late afternoon hours on July 18th, and some of them affected the area around the town of Goodyear.”
• Orange County, FL (near Holden Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Pictures were received via social media showing that large tree branches had fallen on and caused damage to several cars. Nearby, other reports were received of numerous downed trees, with one building sustaining damage as a result of a tree falling on it.”
• Stanly County, NC (near Albemarle) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Multiple trees were reported and power lines were reported down in the Albemarle area.”

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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