Storm reports for June 8, 2018

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On June 8, 2018, 88 hail, 117 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Rock Island County, IL.

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 (88)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $584,000 in property damage and $2,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (212 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Polk County, NE (near Shelby) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $300,000
  “A cooperative observer 3 miles northeast of Shelby reported 7 inch diameter tree branches down, plus several pivots around the area knocked over.”
• St. Helena Parish, LA (near Dennis Mills) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000
  “Scattered wind damage was noted to trees and a few outbuildings along Louisiana Highway 16. The width of damage was about a half mile along Highway 16. A large outbuilding had much of it's metal roof lifted off. Several trees and large branches were blown down north along Tranquility Drive.”
• Pickaway County, OH (near Fox) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “A roof was blown off an attached sun room. In addition, a barn was destroyed and multiple trees were blown down.”
• Madison County, IN (near Elwood) · Hail 1.75″ · $30,000
  “The golf ball sized hail stones badly dented cars and punctured four holes in an awning. This report was received via Twitter.”
• Mitchell County, KS (near Beloit) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Very isolated and focused wind damage occurred. A roof was peeled off a business on the south side of Beloit, and there were also a few power lines downed. There were no other reports of wind damage in the area, and the nearby airport recorded a peak wind gust of only 44 MPH.”
• Hall County, NE (near (Gri)Grand Is Rgnl A) · Thunderstorm wind 74 mph · $15,000
  “Strong wind gusts occurred along a gust front ahead of a line of thunderstorms approaching from the north-northwest. Peak gusts at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport included 74 MPH at 1:54 AM CDT, 61 MPH at 1:53 AM CDT and 59 MPH at 1:49 AM CDT.”

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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