Storm reports for September 15, 2018

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On September 15, 2018, 1 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in St. Louis County, MN.

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

Hail reports (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $855,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (12 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• New Hanover County, NC (near Murraysville) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “An EF-1 tornado impacted the Brittany Lakes area of Murrayville near |Wilmington NC. Maximum winds were estimated at 95 mph. The tornado initially formed near Dove Field Ct and Brittany Lakes Rd. It moved into a wooded area causing dozens of trees to snap or become uprooted.”
• Pender County, NC (near Hampstead) · Tornado EF0 · $200,000
  “Tornado damage was observed in a half mile path starting in the |woods southeast of Great Oak Drive in the Deerfield community in|Hampstead NC. The EF-0 tornado moved across Great Oak Drive to East |Creek View Drive before it lifted over a tidal creek located |northwest of East Creek View Drive.”
• Pender County, NC (near Atkinson) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “A tornado touched down on the east side of Beattys Bridge Road about|0.3 mile southeast of the intersection with Slocum Trail, breaking |numerous small limbs out of a few trees in the front yard of a |residence. Additionally, the roof of a camper, which was parked in |the yard, was blown off.”
• New Hanover County, NC (near Baymeade) · Tornado EF0 · $150,000
  “A brief tornado touched down on the south side of Biscayne Drive at|Pages Creek. The tornado moved NW for about 2 minutes and snapped|a couple dozen trees up to 14 in diameter, uprooted several large|trees, and caused significant roof damage to a home on Biscayne|Drive.”
• St. Louis County, MN (near Side Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “A tree was blown down near the intersection of Green Rock Road and Belchner Road.”
• Brunswick County, NC (near Winnabow) · Tornado EF0
  “A tornado touched down briefly on the north side of Governors Road and moved northwest for about a tenth of a mile. About a dozen small pine trees were broken off.”

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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