Storm reports for September 18, 2018

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On September 18, 2018, 9 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Saunders County, NE.

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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $34,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (25 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Essex County, MA (near Saugus) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “At 10:08 AM EST, a microburst downed trees in Saugus along a one-mile path from the western side of Riverside Cemetery to Ballard Street. This path is roughly parallel to Winter Street. The maximum width of this microburst was approximately 250 yards.”
• Wapello County, IA (near Ottumwa) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Public reported a tree down on a camper, with the roof buckled. This is a delayed report and time estimated from radar.”
• Santa Rosa County, FL (near Milton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “High winds snapped a cedar tree in the Point Baker area near Whiting Field.”
• Essex County, MA (near Little Nahant) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “At 10:07 AM EST, a tree was reported down at Castle Road and Phillips Road in Nahant.”
• Bristol County, MA (near Winneconnet) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “At 1:02 PM EST, a tree was down on wires on Field Street in Taunton.”
• Lancaster County, NE (near Davey) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Downburst winds downed trees, tore the roof off a barn and destroyed another shed. The damage started 3 miles northwest of Davey and ended about 1 1/4 miles north of Davey. The width of the damage swath was about 2 1/2 miles.”

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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