Storm reports for May 8, 2018

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On May 8, 2018, 12 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Dickinson County, IA.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $103,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (19 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hall County, TX (near Memphis) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “A swath of destructive winds lasting for up to 15 minutes moved north across the city of Memphis this evening. These winds resulted in scattered minor to moderate damage in the town of Memphis.”
• Greer County, OK (near Retrop) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000
  “Reports of downed power poles and trees. Time estimated by radar.”
• Hall County, TX (near Memphis) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. Severe wind gusts of 60 mph, 66 mph and 75 mph were measured at 1955 CST, 2000 CST, and 2005 CST, respectively.”
• Custer County, MT (near Miles City) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A camper was damaged by a large tree branch that snapped.”
• Umatilla County, OR (near Myrick) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Thunderstorm wind gust of 63 mph occurred 4 miles W of Adams in Umatilla county. Similar winds occurred in and around Pendleton and Thorn Hollow, all in Umatilla county. Tree branches were downed due to these winds.”
• Miner County, SD (near Argonne) · Hail 1.00″
  “Piles of hail up to about 6 inches deep. Most hail was small, but some as big as quarters.”

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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