Storm reports for January 21, 2018

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On January 21, 2018, 14 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Wood 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (14)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (49 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bowie County, TX (near College Hill) · Tornado EF2 · $2.5 million
  “An EF-2 tornado with maximum estimated winds around 125 mph touched down along Highway 259 just southwest of Dekalb and tracked northeast across the intersection of County Road 4231 and Farm to Market Road 44.”
• Faulkner County, AR (near Linder) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “The most extensive damage occurred to the Needs Creek Church and adjacent neighborhood. The church suffered extensive roof damage, as did a few homes in the neighborhood. Other damage includes the destruction of outbuildings and minor roof damage to other buildings along the path.”
• Lawrence County, MO (near Opal) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “A NWS storm survey found that a brief EF-1 tornado touched down in rural Lawrence County south of Mount Vernon. A couple of farm buildings were blown down on Farm Road 2155. One barn was destroyed. At least one home had minor roof damage. Several trees were uprooted and blown down along the path.”
• Navarro County, TX (near Powell) · Tornado EF0 · $90,000
  “The Navarro County Emergency Manager reported a narrow damage path near Powell. The damage began near State Highway 31 and ended near Navarro County Road 2120NE. Damage included numerous large trees and a large fuel tank was thrown for over 50 yards.”
• Faulkner County, AR (near Linder) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “There was a 2 mile swath of damage that started at Arkla Valley and Highway 287. Multiple structures were destroyed, roofs were tore off, and trees and power lines were down.”
• Sebastian County, AR (near Huntington) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “This tornado developed on the northwest side of Huntington near the water treatment plant where it uprooted trees and destroyed a metal-framed structure. The tornado moved northeast damaging the roof of a mobile home, damaging a couple chicken houses, blowing down power lines, and uprooting 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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