Storm reports for May 18, 2019

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On May 18, 2019, 60 hail, 250 damaging-wind and 32 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Uvalde County, TX.

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 (60)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.1 million in property damage, $0 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (347 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Coal County, OK (near Cottonwood) · Tornado EF0 · $25,000 · 3 injuries
  “A brief QLCS tornado caused damage at a natural gas production facility that was under construction about 8 miles north-northeast of Coalgate. Multiple large shipping containers were blown over and light frame structures were damaged. Flying debris damaged numerous vehicles and injured 3 people.”
• Comanche County, OK (near Geronimo) · Tornado EF2 · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “A QLCS tornado destroyed two homes about three miles east of Geronimo. One home had most exterior walls collapsed while another house just across the street to the north had it's roof removed and many of the exterior walls collapsed. A few power poles were snapped and a tree was uprooted.”
• Tyler County, TX (near Town Bluff) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down in the eastern sections of Barlow Lake Estates, uprooting or snapping numerous trees. Twenty two telephone poles had to be replaced due to the damage. One tree landed on a mobile home, injuring one man.”
• Sebastian County, AR (near Mill Creek) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “This is the second segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado moved into Fort Smith near the intersection of the state line and Phoenix Avenue. It moved east-northeast across town, damaging many homes and businesses, snapping and uprooting many trees, and snapping many power poles.”
• Evangeline Parish, LA (near Pt Blue) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “A tornado touched down in a field just north of Wagon Trail Road and then began moving towards the ENE paralleling Perron Road. In addition to snapped trees and tree limbs, the tornado caused damage to several residences in the Point Blue community, removing the roof of one house and severely…”
• Sebastian County, AR (near Greenwood) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “This tornado developed over northwest Greenwood, and moved east-northeast across the northern portion of town. It moved onto Fort Chaffee, where it dissipated. Homes were damaged, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and power poles were snapped by this tornado.”

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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