Storm reports for July 7, 2018

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On July 7, 2018, 9 hail, 36 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Polk County, MN.

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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage and $205,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (45 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Eddy County, ND (near New Rockford) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $500,000
  “Numerous trees were uprooted in town. Some of the trees fell on power lines, leading to widespread power outages.”
• Emmons County, ND (near Hazelton) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $200,000
  “Extensive wind damage occurred from Badger Bay to just north of the Hazelton Recreational Area. At Badger Bay, a 5th wheel camper was tipped over. About five miles north of Badger Bay an unoccupied mobile home was tipped over, rolled, and destroyed.”
• Morton County, ND (near Ft Rice) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $200,000
  “Several garages were ripped from foundations in the Fort Rice area. An unoccupied mobile home was blown down a hill, and a travel trailer recreational vehicle was blown into the Missouri River.”
• Burleigh County, ND (near Moffit) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $150,000
  “Many large trees were uprooted. Power lines were down, and multiple buildings were heavily damaged.”
• Polk County, MN (near Mallory) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $100,000
  “Roof panels and roofing material was peeled up from a steel clad pole shed and flung over 100 yards to the east-southeast. Nearby farmsteads across northern Huntsville and southern Sullivan townships had large tree branches blown down and had shingles and gutters torn off the houses and sheds.”
• Culberson County, TX (near Van Horn) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $30,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced wind damage in Van Horn. A large tin roof was blown off of a building and onto a highway. There was other wind damage around town such as fences and power lines blown down. The damage was likely caused by a microburst.”

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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