Storm reports for August 9, 2018

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On August 9, 2018, 20 hail, 103 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Coconino County, AZ.

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 $562,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (125 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Colleton County, SC (near Cottageville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “The Colleton County Fire and Rescue reported a tree down on a house near the 10400 block of Cottageville Highway. One person sustained minor injuries as the tree went through the house.”
• Colfax County, NM (near Idlewild) · Tornado EF0 · $300,000
  “A landspout tornado produced a narrow swath of damage near Eagle Nest. This is the first documented tornado in the Moreno Valley since at least 1950. The landspout tornado also exhibited anti-cyclonic rotation during its entire lifecycle.”
• Dane County, WI (near Deerfield) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A brief EF0 tornado uprooted and snapped trees with many branches down. An industrial building suffered significant roof damage after the garage door was blown in. There was minor roof damage to an additional industrial building.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Magma) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “Thunderstorms with gusty and damaging outflow winds developed to the southeast of Phoenix during the morning hours on August 9th and they affected the area between Queen Creek and San Tan Valley.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near New River) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $30,000
  “Thunderstorms with strong gusty outflow winds developed to the north of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the evening hours on August 9th; some of the stronger storms affected the southern portion of Lake Pleasant.”
• Jackson County, GA (near Thurmack) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “The Jackson County Emergency Manager reported a few trees blown from east of Braselton to southwest of Jefferson. One tree was down across Winder Highway and another was blown down onto a house and a parked car on Ward Road. No injuries were reported.”

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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