Storm reports for May 18, 2022

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On May 18, 2022, about 43,800 homes were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger across 12 counties; the most were in Dallas County, TX (about 30,000).

• About 30,000 homes in Dallas County, TX, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on May 18, 2022. Swath image

Homes are 2020 Census housing units in block groups whose center of population lay inside NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail (MESH) of 1 inch or larger during the storm day (7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern). These are radar estimates of hail size, not damage counts. More same-day numbers

Cite: National Storms. “Storm reports for May 18, 2022.” https://nationalstorms.com/storms/2022-05-18/. Data through November 6, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; 2020 Census housing units. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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On May 18, 2022, 51 hail, 111 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Oldham County, TX. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 1,325 square miles containing about 44,000 homes.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.

Hail reports (51)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $96,000 in property damage and $13,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (163 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Stone County, MO (near Silver Dollar City) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Golf ball sized hail was reported in Kimberling City. Minor damage to vehicles occurred.”
• Iron County, WI (near Sandrock) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “Part of a roof was ripped off a house along with part of a wall attached to a screen porch blown down. Approximately 10 trees as large as a foot and a half to two feet in diameter were down along with a pine tree that was snapped.”
• Kay County, OK (near Ponca City) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Sheet metal roofing torn off a building. Signs and fencing blown down.”
• Bayfield County, WI (near Barksdale) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “A very large spruce tree was split near the base with part landing on a home causing roof damage.”
• Pulaski County, KY (near Shopville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Several powerlines reported down near 461 Shopville Rd. in Shopville, Kentucky.”
• Pulaski County, KY (near Science Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Powerlines were reported down in Science Hill, Kentucky.”

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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