Storm reports for August 27, 2018

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On August 27, 2018, 62 hail, 106 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 3.50″ (teacup size) in Lyman 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 (62)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (172 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Otsego County, MI (near Gaylord Otsego Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1.2 million · 1 injury
  “A swath of widespread wind damage extended from west-southwest to east of the city of Gaylord. Some of the most concentrated damage was along Van Tyle Road between Hayes Tower Road and Dickerson Road. Hundreds of trees were snapped off or uprooted.”
• Goodhue County, MN (near Vasa) · Tornado EF0 · $300,000
  “A tornado touched down just west of a farm, where a definite path was evident in the corn field. It took the tin roof off of much of a turkey barn. An empty grain bin was blown several hundred yards. The southern half of a large machine shed was collapsed.”
• Sarasota County, FL (near Bayshore Estates) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $50,000
  “A mobile home sustained roof damage from thunderstorm wind gusts in Venice. Another three mobile homes sustained minor damage nearby at the Lake Village Mobile Home Park in Casey Key.”
• Palo Alto County, IA (near Ayrshire) · Hail 3.00″ · $50,000
  “Public reported up to around baseball or larger sized hail. Time estimated from radar.”
• Houghton County, MI (near Oskar) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $40,000
  “There was a delayed public report of nearly 200 downed trees near Liminga from thunderstorm winds.”
• Jackson County, WI (near Price) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Trees were blown down in the Town of Cleveland. Some of the downed trees landed on vehicles.”

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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