Storm reports for July 21, 2018

On July 21, 2018, 87 hail, 150 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 16 states.

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150damaging-wind reports

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3.00″largest hail reported

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On July 21, 2018, 87 hail, 150 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Cleburne County, AL.

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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
GA	18	56	0	2.50″
FL	0	32	0	–
MT	19	12	0	2.00″
NC	9	13	0	2.00″
AL	12	6	1	3.00″
SC	6	9	0	1.75″
ND	9	1	0	1.75″
SD	5	5	0	1.50″
WY	4	3	0	1.25″
CO	1	5	0	1.50″
TN	2	3	0	1.00″
AZ	0	2	0	–
NV	0	2	0	–
KS	1	0	0	1.75″
CA	1	0	0	0.75″
VA	0	1	0	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Lawrenceville, GA	31,877	2.50″
Dacula, GA	8,018	2.50″
Athens-Clarke County, GA	128,691	2.00″
Hickory, NC	45,081	2.00″
Heflin, AL	3,557	2.00″
Spartanburg, SC	39,606	1.75″
Phenix City, AL	38,509	1.75″
LaGrange, GA	33,564	1.75″
Forest City, NC	7,397	1.75″
Watford City, ND	6,207	1.75″
Smiths Station, AL	5,583	1.75″
Spindale, NC	4,168	1.75″
Rutherfordton, NC	3,718	1.75″
Stonecrest, GA	61,015	1.50″
Tucker, GA	37,224	1.50″
Opelika, AL	35,005	1.50″
Winder, GA	20,628	1.50″
Lilburn, GA	16,210	1.50″
Stone Mountain, GA	6,552	1.50″
Lithonia, GA	2,581	1.50″
Gillette, WY	33,846	1.25″
East Point, GA	38,270	1.00″
Anderson, SC	30,937	1.00″
Decatur, GA	24,482	1.00″
Lenoir, NC	18,280	1.00″

Hail reports (87)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
21:15	3.00″	Cleburne County, AL
22:25	2.75″	Randolph County, AL
21:22	2.50″	Clay County, AL
00:12	2.50″	Gwinnett County, GA
21:30	2.00″	Cleburne County, AL
21:55	2.00″	Roosevelt County, MT
22:15	2.00″	Henderson County, NC
22:32	2.00″	Catawba County, NC
00:45	2.00″	Clarke County, GA
19:25	1.75″	Sheridan County, MT
19:33	1.75″	Daniels County, MT
19:47	1.75″	Daniels County, MT
21:48	1.75″	Randolph County, AL
22:05	1.75″	Troup County, GA
22:08	1.75″	Troup County, GA
22:11	1.75″	Roosevelt County, MT
22:27	1.75″	Rutherford County, NC
22:30	1.75″	Roosevelt County, MT
22:45	1.75″	Alexander County, NC
23:17	1.75″	Wilkes County, NC
23:20	1.75″	Russell County, AL
23:21	1.75″	Williams County, ND
23:28	1.75″	Russell County, AL
23:55	1.75″	Spartanburg County, SC
00:10	1.75″	McKenzie County, ND
00:11	1.75″	Gwinnett County, GA
00:15	1.75″	Slope County, ND
00:50	1.75″	Billings County, ND
00:50	1.75″	Clarke County, GA
05:15	1.75″	Sedgwick County, KS
19:22	1.50″	Roosevelt County, MT
21:44	1.50″	Roosevelt County, MT
22:35	1.50″	Lee County, AL
22:35	1.50″	Troup County, GA
23:15	1.50″	Lawrence County, SD
23:30	1.50″	DeKalb County, GA
23:40	1.50″	Weld County, CO
23:58	1.50″	DeKalb County, GA
00:30	1.50″	Barrow County, GA
01:10	1.50″	Oglethorpe County, GA
21:45	1.25″	Carter County, MT
22:58	1.25″	Campbell County, WY
00:52	1.25″	Clarke County, GA
18:27	1.00″	Valley County, MT
18:34	1.00″	Valley County, MT
19:12	1.00″	Valley County, MT
20:20	1.00″	Daniels County, MT
20:35	1.00″	Campbell County, WY
20:51	1.00″	Daniels County, MT
21:32	1.00″	Cleburne County, AL
21:35	1.00″	Meigs County, TN
21:48	1.00″	Randolph County, AL
21:56	1.00″	Roosevelt County, MT
22:00	1.00″	Carter County, MT
22:00	1.00″	Roosevelt County, MT
22:02	1.00″	Burke County, NC
22:10	1.00″	Randolph County, AL
22:15	1.00″	Roosevelt County, MT
22:15	1.00″	Troup County, GA
22:41	1.00″	Caldwell County, NC
22:51	1.00″	Oconee County, SC
22:54	1.00″	Williams County, ND
23:00	1.00″	Fulton County, GA
23:02	1.00″	Campbell County, WY
23:10	1.00″	DeKalb County, GA
23:14	1.00″	Campbell County, WY
23:20	1.00″	Blount County, TN
23:28	1.00″	Russell County, AL
23:30	1.00″	DeKalb County, GA
23:33	1.00″	Lawrence County, SD
00:13	1.00″	Gwinnett County, GA
00:25	1.00″	McKenzie County, ND
00:40	1.00″	Pennington County, SD
00:42	1.00″	Clarke County, GA
00:49	1.00″	McKenzie County, ND
01:22	1.00″	Pennington County, SD
01:31	1.00″	Anderson County, SC
02:20	1.00″	Harnett County, NC
03:12	1.00″	Edgefield County, SC
20:37	0.88″	Williams County, ND
23:15	0.88″	Wilkes County, NC
03:07	0.88″	Edgefield County, SC
23:13	0.75″	Carter County, MT
00:41	0.75″	McKenzie County, ND
01:09	0.75″	Pennington County, SD
01:40	0.75″	Plumas County, CA
05:10	0.25″	Aiken County, SC

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $14.6 million in property damage and $0 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (238 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Property damage
Gwinnett County, GA	2	$7.5 million
Elko County, NV	1	$3 million
Clarke County, GA	3	$2.5 million
Troup County, GA	3	$904,000
Mohave County, AZ	1	$250,000
Calhoun County, GA	1	$250,000
Anderson County, SC	1	$50,000
Grady County, GA	3	$32,000
Dixie County, FL	9	$18,000
Fulton County, GA	1	$15,000
Surry County, NC	1	$13,000
Barrow County, GA	1	$12,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Gwinnett County, GA (near Dacula) · Hail 2.50″ · $4.5 million
“A report of tennis ball size hail near the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 316 was received over social media.”
Elko County, NV (near Elko) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $3 million
“Scaffolding collapsed from gusty outflow winds between 50 to 55 mph. No injuries, but the roadway was blocked. Elko Airport also gusted to 51 mph and NWS Elko gusted to 49 mph. Blowing dust was also observed.”
Gwinnett County, GA (near Lawrenceville Arpt) · Hail 1.75″ · $3 million
“A report of golf ball size hail near the Lawrenceville Airport was received on social media.”
Clarke County, GA (near Oconee Hgts) · Hail 2.00″ · $1.5 million
“The public reported hail the size of hen's eggs near the intersection of Sunset Drive and Edwards Drive.”
Clarke County, GA (near Athens) · Hail 1.75″ · $1 million
“A report of golf ball size hail in Athens was received on social media.”
Troup County, GA (near Lees Crossing) · Hail 1.75″ · $450,000
“The local broadcast media reported golf ball size hail in LaGrange.”

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.

NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for July 21, 2018

National Weather Service survey teams mapped 1 tornado path from this storm day (1 EF0), 6 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.

Rating	Peak wind	Path length	Max width	Deaths / injuries	On the ground	Surveyed by
EF0	85 mph	6.4 mi	500 yd	0 / 0	16:43–17:01 UTC	NWS Birmingham

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.

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