Storm reports for July 16, 2018

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On July 16, 2018, 21 hail, 78 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Pennington County, SD.

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 (21)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $205,000 in property damage and $1,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (99 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Madison County, MS (near Madison Campbell Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “A sailboat was caught on Ross Barnett Reservoir during a severe thunderstorm. It was damaged. Two occupants were in distress but were not injured.”
• Warren County, MS (near Yokena) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Multiple trees were blown down in the southern part of the county.”
• Franklin County, MS (near Little Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of Lower Water Bridge Road and Bogue Chitto Road.”
• Cayuga County, NY (near Moravia) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires.”
• Stoddard County, MO (near Advance) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “A microburst damaged a trucking business and brought down several tree limbs and a whole tree. A door and some windows of the trucking business were damaged. Power outages were reported.”
• Isabella County, MI (near Wise) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Area law enforcement reported that a few trees were blown down and blocked area roads in southern Isabella 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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