Storm reports for June 17, 2018

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On June 17, 2018, 21 hail, 95 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Keith County, NE.

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 (21)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $551,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (121 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Catoosa County, GA (near Westside) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “Multiple reports of wind damage were received from Fort Oglethorpe. Several trees were blown down in the Gilbert Stephenson Park area and some power poles were snapped.”
• Todd County, MN (near Pillsbury) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “A farm was severely damaged as a concentrated area of wind damage occurred northeast of Long Prairie. The farm was located on Indigo Drive where the owner reported hundreds of trees blown down on his farm. The barn was completely destroyed with damage to a fence and home.”
• Deuel County, NE (near Big Spgs) · Tornado EF1 · $125,000
  “A tornado touched down and damaged two farmsteads along its path. The first farmstead had a livestock shed which lost its roof. Wooden beams were tossed 30 yards, piercing the side of a garage. Shingles were ripped off of nearby outbuildings.”
• McPherson County, NE (near Tryon) · Tornado EF1 · $60,000
  “A rental house and a tree line were damaged by the tornado. The tornado continued to the northeast where it hit another homestead where windows were shattered and a door was blown in on a residence. A full irrigation pivot was also flipped at this location.”
• Chattooga County, GA (near East Trion) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported numerous (more than 50) trees and power lines blown down across the county with the most damage concentrated between Trion and Summerville.”
• Danville city, VA (near Danville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $12,000
  “A few trees were uprooted or blown down by thunderstorm winds across the City of Danville, including on downed trees on Monument Street, Colquohoun Street, Ross Street and on Paxton Street, where a tree was blown onto a porch.”

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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