Storm reports for May 12, 2018

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On May 12, 2018, 33 hail, 35 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Washington County, PA.

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 $59,000 in property damage and $0 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (68 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Washington County, PA (near Venetia) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $8,000
  “State official reported dozens of trees snapped or uprooted. Roof barn and carport removed, along with other structural damage noted.”
• Washington County, PA (near Thomas) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “State official reported that high tension lines were down along Valley View Road. There is widespread tree damage in this vicinity and along Munntown Road associated with earlier reported downburst.”
• Adams County, PA (near Granite Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $4,000
  “A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires east of Gettysburg.”
• Lancaster County, PA (near Rawlinsville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $4,000
  “A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires west of Rawlinsville.”
• Cambria County, PA (near Morrellville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $4,000
  “A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires on Killian Street in Johnstown.”
• Somerset County, PA (near Thomas Mill) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $4,000
  “A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees and wires near Thomas Mill.”

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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