Storm reports for May 10, 2018

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On May 10, 2018, 99 hail, 154 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Keith County, NE.

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 (99)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $878,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (254 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Adams County, NE (near Pauline) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH knocked over an irrigation pivot section.”
• Vanderburgh County, IN (near Evansville) · Hail 2.00″ · $100,000
  “A swath of very large hail crossed most of the city of Evansville. Hail the size of hen eggs fell near the downtown area. Ping pong ball size hail was reported on the north side of the city. Quarter-size hail fell on the northeast and west sides of the city.”
• Adams County, NE (near Holstein) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH.”
• Daviess County, KY (near Owensboro) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $40,000
  “A swath of damaging winds extended from the west side of Owensboro to a few miles south of the city. A metal roof was blown off a cable company building on the northwest side of the city. About a mile west of Owensboro, a trained spotter estimated a wind gust to 60 mph.”
• Clay County, NE (near Clay Center) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH.”
• Merrick County, NE (near Central City) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be near 65 MPH resulted in tree damage in Central City.”

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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