Storm reports for August 13, 2018

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On August 13, 2018, 26 hail, 47 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Fairfax County, VA.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $48,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (73 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marshall County, OK (near Madill) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “Possible downburst knocked 2 mobile homes off their foundations and scattered them approximately 5 feet. Time estimated from radar.”
• Armstrong County, PA (near Mc Grann) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “County 911 officials reported that trees and wires were blown down around Manor Township.”
• Jefferson County, OH (near Toronto) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “The broadcast media reported that several trees were uprooted and that part of a roof was blown off of a house in Toronto.”
• Houston County, AL (near Smyrna) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Several trees were blown down, including one a house in the Richmond Park neighborhood off of N Beverly Road. Damage cost was estimated.”
• Seminole County, FL (near Sanford Nas) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $5,000
  “Pictures relayed via social media showed a single large pool enclosure blown over onto the roof of the attached house in Sanford, along with damage to a wood fence. No additional damage was noted to the immediate vicinity and no other reports of damage were received from the surrounding area.”
• Middlesex County, VA (near Harmony Vlg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Trees were downed near Topping and Syringa.”

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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