Storm reports for August 24, 2018

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On August 24, 2018, 12 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Cerro Gordo County, IA.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $17,000 in property damage and $50,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (17 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cerro Gordo County, IA (near Mason City) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Local 911 call center reported a power line down on a tree and an associated fire along Birch Dr. Time estimated from radar.”
• Cerro Gordo County, IA (near Clear Lake) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “Local media relayed a public social media picture of large hail, estimated around golf ball in size. Time estimated from radar.”
• Reno County, KS (near Hutchinson) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “There was significant damage to trees and power lines in downtown Hutchinson that, no doubt, caused multiple power outages. A few fences were also damaged.”
• Reno County, KS (near Hutchinson) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “There was damage to the roof of a building, located at a corner of 2nd Street & Walnut in downtown Hutchinson, that was so significant that the building had to be evacuated. No injuries were reported. There were further reports of damage to trees and power lines that, in turn, caused power outages.”
• Kossuth County, IA (near Mayland Arpt) · Hail 1.25″
  “Trained spotter reported 50 to 60 percent of bean leaves stripped from the hail. Hail lasted from roughly 528 to 535 pm, and was mainly dime size but as large as half dollars. Heavy rain and winds estimated to 50 mph were occurring as well.”

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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