Storm reports for May 6, 2018

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On May 6, 2018, 29 hail, 29 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Todd County, KY.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $67,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (58 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Johnston County, NC (near Four Oaks) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Multiple trees were reported down int he 700 and 800 blacks of Old School Road, including one on a house on Old School Road.”
• Vance County, NC (near Henderson) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Multiple trees were reported down throughout the county.”
• Missoula County, MT (near Missoula) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Several large trees were uprooted and fell onto two cars and a house. The Missoula International Airport ASOS reported a gust to 48 mph while a sensor on top of Mount Sentinel recorded a 68 mph wind gust.”
• Johnston County, NC (near Bentonville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “One tree and power lines were reported down near Devils Racetrack Road.”
• Davidson County, TN (near Hermitage) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $3,000
  “Facebook photos showed a tree was snapped and crushed a carport in Hermitage.”
• Person County, NC (near Triple Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “A large tree and power lines were reported down along Lawson Chapel Road, near Dirgie Mine 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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