Storm reports for August 3, 2018

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On August 3, 2018, 45 hail, 100 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sherman County, KS.

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 (45)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $288,000 in property damage and $20,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (148 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Meeker County, MN (near Grove City) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “This is the continuation of the same EF0 tornado that tracked across Kandiyohi county, and entered Meeker county. This tornado tracked an additional 9.5 miles east along Highway 12, through Grove City, to just northwest of Litchfield.”
• Kandiyohi County, MN (near Atwater) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “A NWS storm survey indicated an EF0 Tornado began near Atwater and tracked east for 1.6 miles along Highway 12, and entered Meeker County. Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Atwater. Some of the trees landed on houses and caused structural damage.”
• Grant County, ND (near Lark) · Hail 1.50″ · $25,000
  “The house roof was damaged. Some tree branches were broken by the winds that accompanied the hail. Corn leaves were shredded.”
• Wallace County, KS (near Sharon Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $14,000
  “Public sent pictures of a tree uprooted and down in a yard onto the road. Large trees and power poles snapped in Sharon Springs, as well as damage to a covered patio and fence. Structural material torn off building and blown against a home.”
• Sullivan County, NY (near Callicoon Center) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires on Callicoon Center Road near Sander Road.”
• Hampden County, MA (near Holyoke) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “At 4:41 PM EST thunderstorm winds brought a tree down on a car and a house on Sergeant Street in Holyoke.”

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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