Storm reports for July 24, 2018

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On July 24, 2018, 24 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Custer County, CO.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $57,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (39 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lycoming County, PA (near Moreland) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $40,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced a downburst with winds estimated near 70 mph, knocking down many trees and damaging two barn roofs along its path.”
• Mecklenburg County, NC (near Griffith) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $10,000
  “Public reported (via Social Media) a tree blown down on a house on Colony Rd.”
• La Salle County, TX (near Cotulla) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Business signs and power lines were blown down near Interstate 35 in Cotulla.”
• Appling County, GA (near Baxley Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $0
  “Trees were blown down along Crosby Chapel Road. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.”
• Morgan County, CO (near Ft Morgan) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Intense thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous large tree branches in the residential areas of Fort Morgan.”
• Morgan County, CO (near Ft Morgan) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Intense thunderstorm winds blew a trampoline from a residential area onto Highway 144.”

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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