Storm reports for April 15, 2018

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On April 15, 2018, 14 hail, 234 damaging-wind and 18 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Carroll County, VA.

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 $92.5 million in property damage, $0 in crop damage and 19 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (273 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Amherst County, VA (near Dillard) · Tornado EF3 · $4.3 million · 7 injuries
  “This is the third and final segment of a tornado that touched down just south of Waterlink Road near Timberlake in Campbell County at 6:00 PM EST. The tornado crossed through the independent city of Lynchburg and eventually tracked over the James River into Amherst County at 6:08 PM EST.”
• Rockingham County, NC (near Benaja) · Tornado EF1 · $2.2 million · 5 injuries
  “A tornado touched down southeast of Greensboro in Guilford County shortly after 4:00 PM EST. This tornado later entered Rockingham County about one mile southeast of Haw River near Chrismon Road at 4:25 PM EST. The tornado damaged numerous buildings, outbuildings, and barns.”
• Campbell County, VA (near Timberlake) · Tornado EF2 · $6.1 million · 3 injuries
  “This is the first segment of a tornado that touched down just south of Waterlink Road near Timberlake in Campbell County at 6:00 PM EST. The tornado uprooted trees, damaged multiple roofs from homes, damaged several businesses, and flipped several cars.”
• Lynchburg city, VA (near (Lyh)Glenn Fld Lynch) · Tornado EF2 · $9.6 million · 2 injuries
  “This is the second segment of a tornado that touched down just south of Waterlink Road near Timberlake in Campbell County at 6:00 PM EST. The tornado crossed Timberlake Road and entered the independent city of Lynchburg at 6:03 PM EST.”
• Summit County, OH (near Macedonia) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm downburst winds estimated to be around 70 mph damaged the roof of a large warehouse on Independence Parkway in Twinsburg. There was one minor injury.”
• Duval County, FL (near Jacksonville Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A large tree fell on a trailer home on the Jacksonville Westside and injured one person. The time of damage was based on radar.”

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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