Storm reports for July 1, 2018

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On July 1, 2018, 7 hail, 99 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Waupaca County, WI.

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

Hail reports (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $901,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (106 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gaines County, TX (near Seagraves) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $500,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Gaines County and produced wind damage about three miles southwest of Seagraves. Several power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds at County Road 226 and US 385. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.”
• Scott County, KY (near Georgetown) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $100,000
  “A tree was blown down, a large secured outdoor tent flattened, and a metal roof peeled partially off from a hotel in Georgetown.”
• Kent County, MI (near Godwin Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts of up to 65 mph.”
• Osceola County, MI (near Ina) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Several trees were blown down across portions of Osceola county.”
• Wise County, TX (near Crafton) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $15,000
  “A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service determined that a microburst which produced an estimated 75 MPH wind gust resulted in tree and structural damage near the city of Chico, TX.”
• Wexford County, MI (near Cadillac) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $11,000
  “Numerous trees and large limbs were downed in Cadillac. Some power outages resulted.”

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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