Storm reports for May 22, 2018

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On May 22, 2018, 59 hail, 62 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Lincoln County, NM.

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 (59)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $453,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (122 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Santa Fe County, NM (near Canada De Los Alamos) · Hail 0.75″ · $120,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Interstate 25 southeast of Santa Fe and dumped up to four inches of hail. Slick travel conditions resulted in at least 12 motor vehicle crashes between mile markers 286 and 288.”
• West Carroll Parish, LA (near Pioneer) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $75,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down with some on homes.”
• Richland County, OH (near Shelby) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts snapped several poles along State Routes 39 and 96 in Shelby. Widespread power outages were reported.”
• Quay County, NM (near Jordan) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “A wet microburst along NM-156 west of Ragland destroyed a sheet metal barn, pulled several concrete anchored fence posts from the ground, and toppled a tree. Damage amounts are estimated.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Otis) · Hail 2.00″ · $23,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced two inch hail in Otis. Several homes had damage to windows and siding. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.”
• Cuyahoga County, OH (near North Royalton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down near the intersection of Bennett Road and York Road blocking the road. Other limbs were reported down across North Royalton and some fencing was blown down at an athletic field on Wallings Road.”

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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