Storm reports for May 18, 2018

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On May 18, 2018, 77 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Rawlins County, KS.

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 (77)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $187,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (109 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ford County, KS (near Wilroads) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “A center pivot irrigation sprinkler was overturned by the high wind.”
• Harrison County, MS (near Pass Christian) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Broadcast media reported damage to several restaurants and vessels at Pass Christian Harbor. Damage was likely caused by a downburst. Event time was estimated based on radar.”
• Orleans Parish, LA (near Vieux Carre) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $50,000
  “Reports from emergency management as well as social and broadcast media images showed extensive damage to tents, a semi-trailer, performance stages and booths at the Bayou Boogaloo on Bayou St. John in Mid-City.”
• Jones County, GA (near Haddock) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “The Jones County 911 center reported several trees blown down, mainly between Highway 22 and Highway 129/44 northeast of Gray.”
• Houston County, GA (near Wrights Mill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “The broadcast media reported a few trees blown down across Warner Robins from Arrowhead Trail to the Pavilion Med-stop on Houston Road to around the intersection of Francis Street and Johns Road. A house was struck by a falling tree on Arrowhead Trail. No injuries were reported.”
• Putnam County, TN (near Baxter) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A tree fell onto a duplex at 218 2nd Avenue South in Baxter causing significant damage.”

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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