Storm reports for March 18, 2018

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On March 18, 2018, 79 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 5.50″ (softball size) in Bastrop 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 (79)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $321,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (100 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Burleson County, TX (near Caldwell Muni Arpt) · Hail 4.25″ · $100,000
  “Grapefruit to softball sized hail was observed.”
• Williamson County, TX (near Leander) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged several homes in the Rancho Sienna neighborhood on the west side of Georgetown. A chimney was torn off the roof of a house, a large tree was knocked over, and several fences were blown down.”
• Walker County, TX (near Huntsville Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “West southwest to east northeast moving thunderstorms produced strong winds that snapped or downed numerous one to three foot diameter trees and caused damage to area roofs and power lines.”
• Polk County, TX (near Onalaska) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous trees were downed on homes and surrounding structures, including power lines.”
• Caldwell County, TX (near Delhi) · Hail 2.75″ · $20,000
  “A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail near the intersection of Hwy 304 and Wolf Run Rd. that killed a cow and severely damaged a law enforcement vehicle in Delhi.”
• Grimes County, TX (near Yarboro Station) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $15,000
  “Strong winds and hail damaged the siding and windows of a home.”

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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