Storm reports for July 6, 2018

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On July 6, 2018, 3 hail, 115 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Fulton County, GA.

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 (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $379,000 in property damage, $0 in crop damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (118 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Caldwell County, NC (near Yadkin Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “EM reported a large tree was blown down on a vehicle in Green Mountain Park killing a 78-year-old occupant and causing minor injuries to two others. A few other trees were blown down in Lenoir and areas just east of the city.”
• Lee County, MS (near Tupelo) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $60,000
  “Trees and power lines down. Trees also on vehicles.”
• Limestone County, TX (near Old Union) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Emergency management reported 2 houses with major roof damage and power lines down on County Road 822.”
• Bryan County, OK (near Caddo) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Utility pole and multiple trees downed. Roof removed from house.”
• Dawson County, GA (near Johntown) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “The Dawson County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down across the northern half of the county from around the Gilmer County line on Highway 52, southeast through Juno to west of Dawsonville along Highway 53.”
• Clay County, MS (near Abbott) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $15,000
  “A swath of damaging winds occurred across portions of east central Clay County. Trees were blown down on Brand-Una Road, as well as near Highway 389 and Highway 46. Additional trees were blown down near Pheba.”

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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