Storm reports for July 2, 2018

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On July 2, 2018, 71 hail, 125 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Logan 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 (71)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage and $201,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (197 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Emmons County, ND (near Kintyre) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $300,000
  “Widespread damage occurred in the Kintyre area. A farm house about one mile northeast of town was extensively damaged. In the farmyard, three buildings sustained major damage with many broken trees.”
• Grant County, ND (near Elgin) · Hail 1.75″ · $250,000
  “Significant damage to vehicles and roofs occurred in the city of Elgin.”
• Morton County, ND (near Almont) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $150,000
  “A large well-constructed pole barn was destroyed with multiple pieces of farm equipment inside.”
• Emmons County, ND (near Westfield) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $90,000
  “The Bakker School near Westfield had its roof torn off, including some rafters. Sections of the roof blew across the road. The roof appears to have been added onto the structure which may have originally had a flat roof. The interior of the school suffered water damage after the roof was torn off.”
• Grant County, ND (near Leith) · Hail 1.75″ · $75,000
  “Large hail occurred for an extended period in the community of Leith, causing damage to homes and vehicles.”
• Clark County, IN (near Oak Park) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $45,000
  “There was a report of large trees and power lines down in Jeffersonville. Duke Energy reported there were 3,000 power outages in Clark County.”

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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