Storm reports for August 25, 2018

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On August 25, 2018, 30 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Decatur County, IN.

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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $364,000 in property damage and $25,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (61 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Decatur County, IN (near Greensburg) · Hail 2.75″ · $150,000
  “The emergency manager reported many instances of hail damage to homes, cars, a school bus, and roofs, including both the elementary and high schools.”
• Lamb County, TX (near Bainer) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $80,000
  “Several trees, fences and about 20 utility poles were damaged.”
• Isanti County, MN (near Carmody) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “A swath of large hail, up to golf ball size, continued into Isanti County from west of Day, to the far northeast corner near Braham. Vehicles were reported damage from the hail stones.”
• Rush County, IN (near Gings) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $40,000
  “A survey team found large swaths of corn damage through Rush County. Numerous trees were knocked down. Northeast of Rushville a large camper was rolled over twice coming to rest on the side of an adjacent home.||A few storage sheds were damaged, including one that was destroyed as it was blown…”
• Decatur County, IN (near Clarksburg) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A tree was downed onto a house due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This was reported by the Clarksburg Fire Department.”
• Rush County, IN (near Rushville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8,000
  “A tree fell on a house due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.”

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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