Storm reports for July 31, 2018

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On July 31, 2018, 20 hail, 35 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Newton County, MS.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage and $1,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (59 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sandoval County, NM (near Ponderosa) · Hail 1.75″ · $500,000
  “Hail up to the size of golf balls slammed the area around Jemez Springs and Jemez Pueblo. Flash flooding closed SR-4. Significant damage occurred to vehicles, windows, and crops. Damage amounts are estimated for dozens of vehicles.”
• Lucas County, OH (near Booth) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “A tornado touched down near Oregon and tracked due north to near Point Place before dissipating. The nearly seven mile long damage patch was intermittent and consisted of mainly tree damage. Some homes sustained roof damage, mainly from lost shingles.”
• Newton County, MS (near Newton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “A small swath of damaging winds moved through the area around and just south of Newton. Trees were blown down, windows blown out of greenhouses, the roof was blown off of a shop, the roof was blown off of a carport and a tree fell onto a house along George Mason Road.”
• Wayne County, MI (near Taylor Center) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “Brief tornado caused damage to a total of 3 buildings. Details include partial roof damage, displacement of a roof AC Unit, damage to a business sign, and some small tree damage. Emergency Management officials provided the details for this survey.”
• Cabell County, WV (near Milton) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $40,000
  “Many trees were taken down in the city of Milton causing widespread power outages. One tree fell on a house and the Milton Fire Department radio tower collapsed due to wind. Also a mobile home was shifted off its cinder block pillars by the wind.”
• Putnam County, WV (near Hurricane) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $35,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Hurricane. One tree fell on a house along Renard Run and another tree fell on a truck.”

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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