Storm reports for August 15, 2018

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On August 15, 2018, 24 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Arthur County, NE.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $913,000 in property damage, $8 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (53 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• San Bernardino County, CA (near Mt Afton) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds blew over two big rigs and a large mileage sign on I-15, injuring one person.”
• Howard County, NE (near Farwell) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $325,000
  “The combination of hail up to the size of golf balls and wind gusts of 60-75 MPH resulted in damage across central/southern Howard County. Most of the hail reports were dime to quarter size, with one report of golf ball hail north of Dannebrog, but a common theme was the copious amounts of hail.”
• Howard County, NE (near Farwell) · Hail 1.75″ · $325,000
  “The combination of hail up to the size of golf balls and wind gusts of 60-75 MPH resulted in damage across central/southern Howard County. Most of the hail reports were dime to quarter size, with one report of golf ball hail north of Dannebrog, but a common theme was the copious amounts of hail.”
• Riverside County, CA (near Desert Center Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorms with strong and damaging outflow winds developed and moved across the community of Desert Center during the afternoon hours on August 15th.”
• Breckinridge County, KY (near Mc Quady) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $40,000
  “A metal roof was blown off of a barn, a shed was completely blown apart, and several chicken coops were completely flattened. Multiple trees in a row were also blown down in the same direction.”
• Orange County, IN (near Paoli) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $30,000
  “Multiple trees were reported down on the western side of Paoli. There were also several power outages.”

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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