Storm reports for February 24, 2018

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On February 24, 2018, 7 hail, 85 damaging-wind and 30 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Medina County, TX. Tornadoes killed 2.

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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $24.9 million in property damage, 23 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (127 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Logan County, KY (near Keysburg) · Tornado EF2 · $800,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
  “The National Weather Service conducted a storm damage survey in Logan county Kentucky. The damage moved in from Robertson County Tennessee near the end of McGee Road where two homes received extensive damage.”
• Clay County, AR (near Knobel) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000 · 1 death
  “The one fatality was east of Knobel Arkansas near the intersection of Highway 90 and Highway 135 in a mobile home. A few homes, trees and power poles were damaged as the tornado tracked toward the St. Francis River. The path was intermittent. The tornado continued into Dunklin County.”
• Christian County, KY (near Hopkinsville) · Tornado EF2 · $6 million · 9 injuries
  “This EF-2 tornado touched down on the south side of Hopkinsville, just west of the junction of the Pennyrile Parkway and U.S. Highway 41. Three apartment buildings near the intersection of the Pennyrile Parkway and U.S. 41 were destroyed. The roof and most walls were blown down on the second story.”
• Dunklin County, MO (near Wilhelmina) · Tornado EF2 · $2 million · 5 injuries
  “The tornado tracked from Clay County, AR to Dunklin County. Most of the damage was in Malden where a number of homes were damaged. A few homes, trees and power poles were damaged from the St. Francis River to Malden. The path was intermittent.”
• Obion County, TN (near Gibbs) · Tornado EF1 · $2 million · 3 injuries
  “The tornado occurred just east of Union City, Tennessee. The tornado's damage pattern suggested a broad, occasionally disorganized circulation with several small swaths of more intense damage. A number of homes along the path had roof damage. Several mobile homes were destroyed.”
• Montgomery County, TN (near St Bethlehem) · Tornado EF2 · $7 million · 2 injuries
  “An EF-2 tornado touched down in eastern Clarksville on Dunbar Cave Road and moved east-northeast across Interstate 24 north of Rossview Road before ending on Kirkwood Road. Several trees were blown down at the beginning of the path north of Dunbar Cave Road.”

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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