Storm reports for May 29, 2018

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On May 29, 2018, 175 hail, 115 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Ford 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 (175)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $562,000 in property damage, $1.5 million in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (298 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Freeborn County, MN (near Geneva) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000 · 3 injuries
  “A NWS storm survey indicated that a severe downburst wind, with an estimated wind of 80 mph, occurred from near the intersection of 310th Street, and 820th Avenue, |north-northeast for approximately one mile.”
• Humboldt County, IA (near Thor) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Trained spotter reported several large tree limbs and even a few trees snapped at the base throughout the town of Thor. One tree was roughly 18 inches in diameter and about 50 feet tall and snapped at the base. Some houses had trees that fell on their roof, unknown extent of damage at the time.”
• Webster County, IA (near Callender) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $70,000
  “Public reported a modern farm building destroyed with walls and roof collapsed. Time was estimated from radar.”
• McLeod County, MN (near Hutchinson Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $54,000
  “The local emergency manager conducted a survey of the damage that occurred in Hutchinson, and areas to the south of town. There was a semi that was blown over on Hwy 15 about 2 miles south of Hutchinson. There were also about 5 power poles damaged in this area as well.”
• Mille Lacs County, MN (near Isle) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “The local emergency manager reported that several large 100 year old trees were blown down along the 3000 block of View Point Road, in Isle, Minnesota. One home was severely damaged by a tree, and another smaller building was damaged.”
• Polk County, IA (near Des Moines) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “WHO noted damage at Principal Park in the form of right field pole snapped, a picnic table blown 20 feet into the stands, and some damage to the right field wall.”

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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