Storm reports for July 18, 2019

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On July 18, 2019, 7 hail, 79 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Douglas County, WI.

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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $313,000 in property damage, $0 in crop damage, 9 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (92 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pickens County, SC (near Eastatoe) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000 · 2 deaths · 2 injuries
  “County comms reported strong thunderstorm winds caused a home under construction to collapse on Waterlake Dr, killing two workers, and injuring two others. Several trees and power lines were also blown down in the vicinity.”
• McIntosh County, GA (near Pine Harbor) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 6 injuries
  “Military Police relayed a report that a tent was blown over during a training exercise resulting in 6 minor injuries. The event occurred near Evans Army Airfield.”
• White County, GA (near Helen) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “The White County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down in Helen. Four trees fell across the Chattahoochee River where a 4 year old girl received a minor injury while tubing on the river.”
• Hardin County, IA (near Iowa Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Trained spotter reported many whole trees down, either snapped or uprooted, along with several smaller limbs down throughout town. Some roads were blocked from the downed trees. The local college was without power. Penny hail also occurred.”
• Johnson County, GA (near Tom) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Several reports of minor structural damage to homes (porches damages and shingles blown off roofs) along Williams and Price Road to Badger Road, just east-northeast of Kite. Multiple trees down in the area as well. Time estimated from radar.”
• Vernon County, WI (near Bloomingdale) · Tornado EF0 · $40,000
  “A brief tornado touched down northeast of Westby. A barn was destroyed, a trailer flipped and numerous trees damaged.”

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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