Storm reports for August 26, 2018

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On August 26, 2018, 29 hail, 61 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Hughes County, SD.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $236,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (95 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Franklin County, IA (near Sheffield) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Law enforcement reported numerous trees down in and around Sheffield. Highway 65 was reported blocked by down power lines as well.”
• Ottawa County, MI (near Spring Lake Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down mainly across the northern half of Ottawa county.”
• Pickaway County, OH (near Crclvll Pickaway Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $45,000
  “Several T-Hangers at the Pickaway County Airport received damage. One hanger had part of the roof removed. The doors on the second hanger were moved off the upper track. A third hanger had the doors blown upwards and off the lower track.”
• Muskegon County, MI (near Muskegon Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down across portions of Muskegon county.”
• Calhoun County, IA (near Manson) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Trained spotter reported a large tree snapped at its base along with several other small branches and limbs down. Spotter reported losing power as well. This is a delayed report and time estimated from radar.”
• Saginaw County, MI (near St Charles) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines reported down across Saginaw County.”

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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