Storm reports for November 30, 2018

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On November 30, 2018, 23 hail, 135 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Collin County, TX. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.9 million in property damage, 7 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (180 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lawrence County, MO (near Aurora) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000 · 1 death
  “An EF-1 tornado developed just west of the water tower and tracked northeast to the Aurora Motel, where one fatality occurred. The tornado then tracked northward across Highway 60 and impacted Sutherlands before dissipating. Path length was near one half mile. Peak wind was estimated at 105 mph.”
• Cherokee County, OK (near Cookson) · Tornado EF2 · $1.5 million · 5 injuries
  “This is the second segment of a six segment tornado. This long-track tornado moved into Cherokee County near an inlet of Lake Tenkiller, where boat docks, lake homes, boats, and outbuildings were destroyed, and trees and power poles were snapped.”
• Crawford County, AR (near Van Buren) · Tornado EF2 · $2.5 million · 2 injuries
  “This tornado developed north of I-40 and just west of Lee Creek Road where homes sustained minor roof damage, trees were uprooted, and the roofs of several apartment complexes were damaged.”
• Hempstead County, AR (near Spring Hill) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds near 107 mph touched down along County Road 1041 about one mile northwest of the Spring Hill community. Tree limbs were downed and a trunk was snapped off of a tree.”
• Adair County, OK (near Titanic) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000
  “This is the fifth segment of a six segment tornado. This long-track tornado moved back into Adair County south-southwest of Proctor and moved north-northeast snapping and uprooting trees on the 754 Road.”
• Christian County, MO (near Clever) · Tornado EF0 · $190,000
  “An EF-0 tornado touched down in the Christian County panhandle damaging numerous trees and a couple of outbuildings. One outbuilding was completely destroyed. The tornado was on the ground for roughly 2.08 miles south of Clever.”

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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