Storm reports for July 29, 2018

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On July 29, 2018, 103 hail, 75 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Kiowa 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 (103)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $544,000 in property damage, $1 million in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (189 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Union Parish, LA (near Farmerville Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 death
  “A 65 year old man from Bastrop, LA drowned on Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville after severe thunderstorm winds blew his boat off of his trailer at the boat ramp and into the water. He swam out to retrieve his boat and was overcome by the high waves.”
• Kit Carson County, CO (near Seibert) · Thunderstorm wind 105 mph · $250,000
  “A number of buildings in Seibert sustained damage. The post office roof had roughly half the shingles blown off. One machine shed was completely destroyed, with the foundation blown clean. A second machine shed, that was built using concrete blocks, only had a third of the roof blown off.”
• Gosper County, NE (near Johnson Res) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $250,000
  “Wind gusts were estimated to be between 60 and 65 MPH, downing tree limbs at least 2 inches in diameter.”
• Newton County, TX (near Newton Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “Several trees were downed near the town of Newton during a thunderstorm. An outbuilding and dog kennel was also reported damaged.”
• Gila County, AZ (near Miami) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Afternoon thunderstorms developed in the Globe and Miami area on July 29th, and one of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds that affected Miami and Claypool.”
• Canadian County, OK (near Yukon) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “A large maple tree was uprooted, partially falling onto a house.”

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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