Storm reports for April 27, 2018

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On April 27, 2018, 1 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in Broward County, FL.

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 (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (9 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Elko County, NV (near Elko) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $1 million
  “A dry microburst produced a wind gust to 67 MPH at the NWS Elko WFO. Other minor damage in town consisted of displaced shingles and a damaged fence. Blowing dust was also observed, but did not cause any significant impacts.”
• Trumbull County, OH (near Cortland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds gusts downed many trees and large limbs from north of Cortland east into the Kinsman area.”
• Mahoning County, OH (near Struthers) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree on top of a house on the north end of Boardman along Devonshire Drive.”
• Portage County, OH (near Mantua) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees from Mantua east to Garrettsville.”
• Mahoning County, OH (near Struthers) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a tree in Struthers on Tangent Street. The tree landed on a parked vehicle causing some damage.”
• Trumbull County, OH (near Mc Kinley Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on southbound State Route 11 in Liberty Township.”

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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