Storm reports for April 29, 2018

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On April 29, 2018, 33 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Curry County, NM.

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 (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (40 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Curry County, NM (near Clovis) · Hail 1.75″ · $2,000
  “Hail up to the size of golfballs broke skylights out of a home near Vivian and Cain. Cost of damage is estimated.”
• Prairie County, MT (near Mildred) · Thunderstorm wind 76 mph
  “A 76 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured by an automated weather station.”
• Quay County, NM (near (Tcc)Tucumcari Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph
  “The Tucumcari airport reported a peak thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph.”
• Dawson County, MT (near Glendive Dawson Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A 60 mph peak wind gust was measured at the Glendive Airport AWOS.”
• Quay County, NM (near Tucumcari) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A spotter reported a thunderstorm outflow wind gust up to 60 mph along with pea size hail and significant blowing dust.”
• Castro County, TX (near Dimmitt) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph
  “Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet.”

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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