Storm reports for July 18, 2018

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On July 18, 2018, 37 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Sherman 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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.4 million in property damage and $13 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (66 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Yavapai County, AZ (near Whipple) · Hail 1.00″ · $1.5 million
  “Hail damaged approximately 1000 cars in shopping centers and car dealerships.”
• Buffalo County, NE (near Pleasanton) · Hail 1.75″ · $500,000
  “Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported.”
• Sherman County, NE (near Litchfield) · Hail 2.75″ · $250,000
  “Hail ranging in size from quarters to baseballs was reported along this path. The largest hail, tennis to baseball size, was reported in Hazard.”
• Boone County, NE (near Cedar Rapids) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Semi tractor trailer overturned. Large 12 inch diameter tree branches were also blown down.”
• Buffalo County, NE (near Gibbon) · Hail 1.50″ · $25,000
  “Hail the size of quarters to half dollars was reported.”
• Lawrence County, MS (near Robinwood) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Several trees were snapped or downed as a microburst occurred along Highway 587. One large limb broke and caused minor damage to a small section of a gable roof. A few trees were down across the railroad which had to be removed.”

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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