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Storm reports for January 11, 2018
On January 11, 2018, 1 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states.
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On January 11, 2018, 1 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Harris County, TX.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| TX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
Hail reports (1)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 21:57 | 1.00″ | Harris County, TX |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $27,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (3 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Acadia Parish, LA (near Evangeline) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
“A gustnado formed on the leading edge of a line of showers and thunderstorms last night. A house lost some shingles from the roof and siding from the exterior walls. A small storage building next to it was pushed off its piling.” - Orleans Parish, LA (near New Orleans) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $2,000
“Two compressors were blown over, and several windows blown out and tree limbs down due to wind as a thunderstorm moved across the area.” - Harris County, TX (near Howellville) · Hail 1.00″
“Quarter sized hail occurred in Mission Bend.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for January 11, 2018
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 1 tornado path from this storm day (1 EF0), 0 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | 80 mph | 0.4 mi | 70 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:40–00:41 UTC | NWS Lake Charles |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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