September 2018 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In September 2018, 175 hail, 681 damaging-wind and 108 tornado reports were logged on 27 storm days across 41 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Navajo County, AZ on September 1, 2018. The most hail reports came on September 1, 2018 (47). Tornadoes killed 1.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of September 2018
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2018 | 10 | 111 | 30 | 1.75″ | 13 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 47 | 63 | 5 | 2.75″ | 16 |
| Sep 6, 2018 | 10 | 79 | 1 | 1.75″ | 15 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | 0 | 76 | 0 | – | 4 |
| Sep 3, 2018 | 13 | 52 | 6 | 1.50″ | 14 |
| Sep 25, 2018 | 0 | 62 | 9 | – | 8 |
| Sep 17, 2018 | 10 | 29 | 11 | 1.75″ | 10 |
| Sep 2, 2018 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 2.00″ | 13 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2.00″ | 4 |
| Sep 27, 2018 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0.25″ | 3 |
Largest hail reported in September 2018
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2018 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Navajo County, AZ |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Osborne County, KS |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Coconino County, AZ |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Ellis County, KS |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Polk County, IA |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Polk County, IA |
| Sep 2, 2018 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Hodgeman County, KS |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Barnes County, ND |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Norman County, MN |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Hubbard County, MN |
Storm reports by state, September 2018
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 42 | 48 | 26 | 2.00″ |
| Ohio | 5 | 63 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| Iowa | 19 | 39 | 12 | 2.00″ |
| North Carolina | 2 | 36 | 27 | 1.25″ |
| Illinois | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Kansas | 14 | 33 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| Florida | 6 | 39 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Nebraska | 18 | 26 | 1 | 2.00″ |
| New York | 0 | 41 | 0 | – |
| North Dakota | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Virginia | 1 | 21 | 11 | 1.00″ |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 32 | 1 | – |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 29 | 0 | – |
| Maine | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 28 | 0 | – |
| Indiana | 0 | 24 | 2 | – |
| Michigan | 0 | 19 | 7 | – |
| South Carolina | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0.25″ |
| South Dakota | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Georgia | 0 | 17 | 0 | – |
| Maryland | 0 | 15 | 0 | – |
| Alabama | 0 | 14 | 0 | – |
| Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0.75″ |
| Arizona | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| Tennessee | 0 | 8 | 2 | – |
| Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.75″ |
| Texas | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Vermont | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| West Virginia | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| Montana | 0 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| California | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Missouri | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| New Jersey | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Arkansas | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Colorado | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in September 2018
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.