Storm reports for June 23, 2018

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On June 23, 2018, 77 hail, 113 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Mitchell 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 (77)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $346,000 in property damage and $175,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (193 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Okmulgee County, OK (near Okmulgee) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $100,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind across much of the City of Okmulgee. Numerous trees were uprooted, homes were damaged, storage buildings were destroyed, and businesses were damaged.”
• Taylor County, KY (near Burdick) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “The emergency manager reported a downburst went through and caused damage roughly from Highway 55 to the Green River Marina. Part of the roof came off a garage and landed on a truck. A few trees were also snapped. Several houseboats had damage as well.”
• Okmulgee County, OK (near Morris) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind damaged barns, uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, and damaged the roofs of homes in and around Morris.”
• Dawson County, NE (near Lexington Arpt) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Hail up to the size of golf balls occurred along Highway 283, roughly halfway between Lexington and Johnson Lake.”
• Lawrence County, TN (near South Fairview) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “An NWS storm survey and Lawrence County Emergency Management reports indicated power lines were blown down and scattered trees were snapped or uprooted from south of Loretto to east and northeast of Loretto.”
• Towns County, GA (near Hiawassee) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Reports were received from the broadcast media and over social media of a small dock on Lake Chatuge in Hiawassee being lifted and flipped over by strong thunderstorm winds.”

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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