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Storm reports for May 15, 2018
On May 15, 2018, 152 hail, 370 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 25 states.
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On May 15, 2018, 152 hail, 370 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Columbia County, NY. Tornadoes killed 1.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 19 | 88 | 2 | 2.75″ |
| NY | 25 | 76 | 4 | 2.75″ |
| TX | 48 | 41 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| CT | 5 | 55 | 4 | 2.50″ |
| NJ | 0 | 33 | 0 | – |
| OK | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| OH | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| IL | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| VA | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| WV | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| MD | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| CO | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| AR | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| MS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| MA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| KY | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| TN | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| FL | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| RI | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| ND | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| MO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| UT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| NM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| LA | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick, MD | 89,537 | 2.50″ |
| Middletown, MD | 5,055 | 2.50″ |
| Hereford, TX | 14,860 | 1.75″ |
| Snyder, TX | 11,151 | 1.75″ |
| Walkersville, MD | 6,535 | 1.75″ |
| Saugerties, NY | 3,874 | 1.75″ |
| Post, TX | 3,594 | 1.75″ |
| Lubbock, TX | 272,086 | 1.50″ |
| Bowie, TX | 6,054 | 1.50″ |
| Westminster, MD | 20,662 | 1.25″ |
| Brunswick, MD | 9,015 | 1.25″ |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 493,554 | 1.00″ |
| Roanoke, VA | 97,912 | 1.00″ |
| North Little Rock, AR | 64,498 | 1.00″ |
| Shelton, CT | 42,805 | 1.00″ |
| Salem, VA | 25,908 | 1.00″ |
| Kingston, NY | 23,748 | 1.00″ |
| Charleston, IL | 17,361 | 1.00″ |
| Monument, CO | 13,408 | 1.00″ |
| Sterling, CO | 13,114 | 1.00″ |
| Butler, PA | 13,010 | 1.00″ |
| Mechanicsburg, PA | 10,085 | 1.00″ |
| Beaver Falls, PA | 8,757 | 1.00″ |
| Gettysburg, PA | 8,647 | 1.00″ |
| Camp Hill, PA | 8,231 | 1.00″ |
Hail reports (152)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18:43 | 2.75″ | Columbia County, NY |
| 18:46 | 2.75″ | Susquehanna County, PA |
| 23:05 | 2.75″ | Crosby County, TX |
| 20:00 | 2.50″ | Capitol Planning Region, CT |
| 23:25 | 2.50″ | Frederick County, MD |
| 18:46 | 2.00″ | Columbia County, NY |
| 18:49 | 2.00″ | Columbia County, NY |
| 18:50 | 2.00″ | Sullivan County, NY |
| 18:51 | 2.00″ | Columbia County, NY |
| 19:06 | 2.00″ | Columbia County, NY |
| 19:41 | 2.00″ | Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT |
| 22:07 | 2.00″ | Sterling County, TX |
| 04:04 | 2.00″ | Roberts County, TX |
| 16:36 | 1.75″ | Clarion County, PA |
| 18:26 | 1.75″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 18:39 | 1.75″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 18:47 | 1.75″ | Columbia County, NY |
| 19:00 | 1.75″ | Sullivan County, NY |
| 19:00 | 1.75″ | Sullivan County, NY |
| 19:57 | 1.75″ | Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT |
| 21:05 | 1.75″ | Moultrie County, IL |
| 21:10 | 1.75″ | Hamilton County, TX |
| 21:25 | 1.75″ | Lynn County, TX |
| 21:49 | 1.75″ | Garza County, TX |
| 22:46 | 1.75″ | Frederick County, MD |
| 23:00 | 1.75″ | Scurry County, TX |
| 23:19 | 1.75″ | Hale County, TX |
| 00:22 | 1.75″ | Deaf Smith County, TX |
| 00:35 | 1.75″ | Floyd County, TX |
| 00:46 | 1.75″ | Deaf Smith County, TX |
| 01:15 | 1.75″ | Briscoe County, TX |
| 04:14 | 1.75″ | Logan County, CO |
| 18:37 | 1.50″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 18:50 | 1.50″ | Columbia County, NY |
| 19:19 | 1.50″ | Columbia County, NY |
| 20:10 | 1.50″ | Hampden County, MA |
| 22:20 | 1.50″ | Lampasas County, TX |
| 23:03 | 1.50″ | Lubbock County, TX |
| 23:25 | 1.50″ | Lubbock County, TX |
| 23:30 | 1.50″ | Montague County, TX |
| 00:08 | 1.50″ | Deaf Smith County, TX |
| 01:11 | 1.50″ | Castro County, TX |
| 02:32 | 1.50″ | Kerr County, TX |
| 17:07 | 1.25″ | Indiana County, PA |
| 18:20 | 1.25″ | Cambria County, PA |
| 22:57 | 1.25″ | Carroll County, MD |
| 23:26 | 1.25″ | Wetzel County, WV |
| 00:00 | 1.25″ | Frederick County, MD |
| 00:22 | 1.25″ | Deaf Smith County, TX |
| 00:30 | 1.25″ | Hale County, TX |
| 15:19 | 1.00″ | Columbiana County, OH |
| 16:06 | 1.00″ | Beaver County, PA |
| 16:14 | 1.00″ | Caddo County, OK |
| 16:24 | 1.00″ | Butler County, PA |
| 16:45 | 1.00″ | Jefferson County, PA |
| 17:09 | 1.00″ | Indiana County, PA |
| 17:10 | 1.00″ | Grady County, OK |
| 18:05 | 1.00″ | Cambria County, PA |
| 18:30 | 1.00″ | Susquehanna County, PA |
| 18:36 | 1.00″ | Susquehanna County, PA |
| 18:44 | 1.00″ | Sullivan County, NY |
| 18:48 | 1.00″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 18:50 | 1.00″ | Botetourt County, VA |
| 18:57 | 1.00″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 19:05 | 1.00″ | Columbia County, NY |
| 19:10 | 1.00″ | Roanoke County, VA |
| 19:16 | 1.00″ | Garvin County, OK |
| 19:18 | 1.00″ | Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT |
| 19:27 | 1.00″ | Pittsburg County, OK |
| 19:39 | 1.00″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 19:41 | 1.00″ | Berkshire County, MA |
| 20:26 | 1.00″ | Cumberland County, PA |
| 21:07 | 1.00″ | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT |
| 21:10 | 1.00″ | Sioux County, ND |
| 21:31 | 1.00″ | Adams County, PA |
| 21:33 | 1.00″ | Pulaski County, AR |
| 21:40 | 1.00″ | Adams County, PA |
| 21:42 | 1.00″ | Lynn County, TX |
| 21:55 | 1.00″ | Morgan County, OH |
| 22:15 | 1.00″ | York County, PA |
| 22:20 | 1.00″ | Lampasas County, TX |
| 22:29 | 1.00″ | Coles County, IL |
| 22:30 | 1.00″ | Lampasas County, TX |
| 22:30 | 1.00″ | Jack County, TX |
| 22:32 | 1.00″ | Coles County, IL |
| 22:33 | 1.00″ | Crosby County, TX |
| 22:39 | 1.00″ | Baltimore County, MD |
| 22:41 | 1.00″ | Lubbock County, TX |
| 22:42 | 1.00″ | Clark County, IL |
| 22:42 | 1.00″ | Lewis County, MO |
| 22:58 | 1.00″ | Marshall County, AL |
| 23:02 | 1.00″ | Harford County, MD |
| 23:05 | 1.00″ | El Paso County, CO |
| 23:12 | 1.00″ | El Paso County, CO |
| 23:25 | 1.00″ | Frederick County, MD |
| 23:32 | 1.00″ | Montague County, TX |
| 23:34 | 1.00″ | El Paso County, CO |
| 23:37 | 1.00″ | El Paso County, CO |
| 23:39 | 1.00″ | Lubbock County, TX |
| 23:54 | 1.00″ | El Paso County, CO |
| 23:55 | 1.00″ | El Paso County, CO |
| 00:07 | 1.00″ | El Paso County, CO |
| 00:36 | 1.00″ | Deaf Smith County, TX |
| 00:45 | 1.00″ | Parmer County, TX |
| 00:55 | 1.00″ | Jones County, TX |
| 01:04 | 1.00″ | Tucker County, WV |
| 01:19 | 1.00″ | Blanco County, TX |
| 01:20 | 1.00″ | Blanco County, TX |
| 02:06 | 1.00″ | Hansford County, TX |
| 02:24 | 1.00″ | Kerr County, TX |
| 02:50 | 1.00″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 03:24 | 1.00″ | Bandera County, TX |
| 04:04 | 1.00″ | Roberts County, TX |
| 04:31 | 1.00″ | Logan County, CO |
| 05:07 | 1.00″ | Caddo County, OK |
| 15:29 | 0.88″ | Columbiana County, OH |
| 16:59 | 0.88″ | Jefferson County, PA |
| 17:20 | 0.88″ | Jefferson County, PA |
| 19:06 | 0.88″ | Columbia County, NY |
| 19:23 | 0.88″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 19:30 | 0.88″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 19:30 | 0.88″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 20:22 | 0.88″ | Jackson County, KY |
| 21:08 | 0.88″ | Bryan County, OK |
| 21:10 | 0.88″ | Salt Lake County, UT |
| 21:10 | 0.88″ | Champaign County, OH |
| 21:15 | 0.88″ | Moultrie County, IL |
| 21:49 | 0.88″ | Sterling County, TX |
| 21:50 | 0.88″ | Morgan County, OH |
| 22:17 | 0.88″ | Franklin County, OH |
| 23:17 | 0.88″ | Burnet County, TX |
| 23:24 | 0.88″ | Montague County, TX |
| 23:24 | 0.88″ | Elbert County, CO |
| 23:29 | 0.88″ | Montague County, TX |
| 23:38 | 0.88″ | Tom Green County, TX |
| 00:16 | 0.88″ | Cimarron County, OK |
| 00:52 | 0.88″ | Haskell County, TX |
| 01:02 | 0.88″ | Tucker County, WV |
| 18:46 | 0.75″ | Stephens County, OK |
| 19:05 | 0.75″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 19:10 | 0.75″ | Luzerne County, PA |
| 19:20 | 0.75″ | Luzerne County, PA |
| 19:25 | 0.75″ | Madison County, OH |
| 19:36 | 0.75″ | Ulster County, NY |
| 20:45 | 0.75″ | Letcher County, KY |
| 21:35 | 0.75″ | Pulaski County, AR |
| 23:23 | 0.75″ | Quay County, NM |
| 23:29 | 0.75″ | Montague County, TX |
| 23:57 | 0.75″ | Washington County, MS |
| 00:52 | 0.75″ | Motley County, TX |
| 02:26 | 0.75″ | Texas County, OK |
| 02:43 | 0.75″ | Hansford County, TX |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.3 million in property damage, 7 injuries and 5 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (536 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 17 | 2 | 2 | $435,000 |
| Orange County, NY | 20 | 1 | 2 | $263,000 |
| Rockland County, NY | 6 | 0 | 1 | $24,000 |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 12 | 1 | 0 | $265,000 |
| Bergen County, NJ | 18 | 1 | 0 | $91,000 |
| Union County, NJ | 2 | 1 | 0 | $9,000 |
| Hudson County, NJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Moultrie County, IL | 4 | 0 | 0 | $517,000 |
| Crosby County, TX | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Putnam County, NY | 5 | 0 | 0 | $358,000 |
| Wayne County, PA | 3 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Sullivan County, NY | 7 | 0 | 0 | $140,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near Danbury) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
“Tree fell on truck in Candlewood Lake area killing a man.” - Orange County, NY (near Newburgh) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
“Tree down on Robinson Avenue / Route 9 W near the New Windsor town line crushing a car. An 11 year old girl inside the car was killed.” - Orange County, NY (near Balmville) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000 · 1 death
“Based on a National Weather Service damage survey done in|conjunction with the Newburgh Fire Department, it has been |determined that an EF0 tornado went through the Balmville |neighborhood of Newburgh.” - Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near New Fairfield) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000 · 1 death
“Tree fell on a car on Brush Hill Road, killing one person inside.” - Rockland County, NY (near Nanuet) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000 · 1 death
“Tree fell on car on Red Schoolhouse Road killing an 80 year old woman inside.” - Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT (near East Farms) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
“Large tree fell on house, injuring one person.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for May 15, 2018
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 2 tornado paths from this storm day (2 EF0), 3 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | 70 mph | 1.8 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:37–21:44 UTC | NWS Lincoln |
| EF0 | 60 mph | 0.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:21–23:23 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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