Storm reports for May 28, 2018

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On May 28, 2018, 126 hail, 86 damaging-wind and 29 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Hansford County, TX.

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 (126)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage and $0 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (242 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gray County, KS (near Charleston) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $700,000
  “One half of a school roof was torn off by the high wind. At least 5 pivot irrigation sprinklers were overturned in the area.”
• Cerro Gordo County, IA (near Clear Lake Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Law enforcement reported 6 inch diameter tree limbs and multiple power lines down throughout the town of Clear Lake. Several boats on Clear Lake were either capsized or lost power. Time was estimated by radar.”
• Thomas County, KS (near Brewster) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000
  “Straight-line winds destroyed an empty grain bin, tore some roof off of a barn and collapsed a second barn. Structural integrity of the collapsed barn prior to the damaging winds is unknown.”
• Kit Carson County, CO (near Flagler) · Tornado EF0 · $60,000
  “This is the third of three tornadoes that were briefly ongoing at the same time. During the first five minutes or so of its lifetime it moved east toward CR 10, (possibly crossing this road).”
• Cerro Gordo County, IA (near Clear Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Trained spotter reported several tree branches, power lines, and a few tree trunks down through the town of Clear Lake.”
• Brown County, MN (near Godahl) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
  “Severe down burst winds caused approximately 30 power poles to be sheared off on the east side of near County Road 115 and 6, southwest of Hanska, Minnesota. It also blew a small boat and car trailer off the 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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