Storm reports for September 6, 2018

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On September 6, 2018, 10 hail, 79 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Morton County, ND.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (90 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McCreary County, KY (near Stearns) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $2 million
  “Dispatch reported a couple of very large storage buildings, composed of metal siding and wood framing, were destroyed as severe thunderstorm winds moved through south of Whitley City.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Ruskin) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $15,000
  “A tree was knocked down and some roofing was removed from one mobile home due to downburst winds.”
• Clinton County, KY (near Wago) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “There was damage to an outbuilding near Albany.”
• Worcester County, MA (near Gilbertville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $7,000
  “At 2:20 PM EST, a tree and wires came down on a truck on Hardwick Road at Mechanic Street.”
• Hampden County, MA (near East Longmeadow) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $7,000
  “At 2:35 PM EST, wind brought trees and wires down on Alpine Avenue in East Longmeadow.”
• Capitol Planning Region, CT (near Plantsville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $7,000
  “At 3:30 PM EST, wind brought trees and wires down, closing Marion Avenue at Sunnyridge Drive in Southington.”

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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