Storm reports for July 18, 2015
NOAA recorded 23 hail reports, 135 wind reports and 3 tornado reports in 21 states on July 18, 2015.
- in 21 states
- 161
- Storm reports
- Near 41.55, -103.74, NE
- 2.0 in
- Largest hail
- Near 39.36, -99.69, KS
- 90 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF1, about 34 miles from Rockford, IL
- 3
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 18, 2015 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.
Reports by hour
Hail23, most at 8 PM
Wind135, most at 6 PM
Tornado3, most at 2 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:19 PM | EF0 | About 27 miles from Rockford, IL | 0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 2:38 PM | EF0 | About 33 miles from Rockford, IL | 0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 2:40 PM | EF1 | About 34 miles from Rockford, IL | 4.94 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:54 PM | 1.25 in | Near 32.73, -115.52, CA |
| 5:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 5 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 5:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 4 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 5:19 PM | 0.88 in | Near 41.00, -110.58, UT |
| 5:24 PM | 1.5 in | About 56 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 5:25 PM | 0.88 in | Near 37.83, -112.82, UT |
| 5:50 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.55, -103.74, NE |
| 5:55 PM | 2.0 in | Near 41.55, -103.74, NE |
| 7:13 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.50, -97.77, KS |
| 7:52 PM | 0.75 in | Near 38.11, -102.57, CO |
| 8:05 PM | 0.88 in | Near 36.74, -101.38, OK |
| 8:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.69, -101.48, OK |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15 PM | 1.75 in | Near 41.21, -101.99, NE |
| 8:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.23, -102.14, NE |
| 8:27 PM | 1.75 in | Near 41.30, -101.13, NE |
| 8:36 PM | 0.88 in | Near 37.09, -100.94, KS |
| 8:45 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.25, -101.08, NE |
| 8:56 PM | 1.25 in | Near 36.69, -101.48, OK |
| 9:00 PM | 1.75 in | Near 40.91, -101.16, NE |
| 9:00 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.70, -101.50, OK |
| 9:05 PM | 1.5 in | Near 41.21, -101.03, NE |
| 10:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.64, -101.39, NE |
| 10:20 PM | 1.5 in | Near 40.81, -100.97, NE |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 8:08 AM | 60 mph | About 44 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 12:30 PM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 12:41 PM | 58 mph | About 9 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 12:50 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12:54 PM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Durham, NC |
| 12:55 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12:55 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 1:12 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Durham, NC |
| 1:15 PM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 1:50 PM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 1:51 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 1:53 PM | 46 mph | About 59 miles from Greenville, SC |
Show all 135 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:55 PM | 63 mph | About 22 miles from Madison, WI |
| 2:16 PM | 63 mph | About 32 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 2:25 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 2:40 PM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 2:47 PM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 3:00 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Las Vegas, NV |
| 3:00 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.13, -77.42, NC |
| 3:10 PM | 61 mph | Near 34.77, -114.62, CA |
| 3:11 PM | 63 mph | About 7 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 3:14 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 3:15 PM | 60 mph | In San Diego, CA |
| 3:17 PM | 69 mph | Near 39.34, -110.60, UT |
| 3:20 PM | 63 mph | About 10 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 3:20 PM | 63 mph | About 8 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 3:23 PM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Las Vegas, NV |
| 3:25 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 3:28 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 3:35 PM | 58 mph | Near 35.16, -114.56, AZ |
| 3:35 PM | 63 mph | About 25 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 3:37 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 3:48 PM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 3:50 PM | 49 mph | Near 34.48, -114.36, AZ |
| 3:50 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 4:00 PM | 63 mph | About 30 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 4:04 PM | 58 mph | About 7 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 4:05 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 4:09 PM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 4:16 PM | 72 mph | Near 39.31, -111.32, UT |
| 4:23 PM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 4:25 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 4:36 PM | 63 mph | About 38 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 4:44 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 4:47 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 4:49 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 4:50 PM | 69 mph | About 29 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 4:50 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 4:50 PM | 58 mph | About 47 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 4:50 PM | 60 mph | About 5 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 4:50 PM | 64 mph | About 32 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 4:54 PM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 4:55 PM | 45 mph | Near 31.80, -89.16, MS |
| 5:00 PM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:08 PM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 5:08 PM | 63 mph | About 47 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 5:21 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:28 PM | 58 mph | About 12 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 5:30 PM | 75 mph | About 51 miles from Cheyenne, WY |
| 5:30 PM | 63 mph | About 48 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 5:32 PM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:43 PM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 5:45 PM | 58 mph | About 60 miles from Cheyenne, WY |
| 5:46 PM | 58 mph | About 7 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 5:50 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.55, -103.74, NE |
| 5:50 PM | 60 mph | About 15 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 5:55 PM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 5:58 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 6:04 PM | 60 mph | About 10 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 6:05 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 6:05 PM | 63 mph | About 20 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 6:05 PM | 63 mph | About 36 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 6:10 PM | 60 mph | In Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6:10 PM | 60 mph | About 20 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6:10 PM | 63 mph | About 37 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 6:15 PM | 63 mph | About 23 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 6:15 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 6:16 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Durham, NC |
| 6:20 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6:20 PM | 64 mph | About 34 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6:21 PM | 70 mph | About 21 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 6:25 PM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 6:25 PM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 6:30 PM | 75 mph | About 35 miles from Phoenix, AZ |
| 6:32 PM | 64 mph | About 34 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6:34 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6:35 PM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 6:35 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6:40 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 6:42 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 6:45 PM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 6:45 PM | 64 mph | Near 41.42, -102.98, NE |
| 6:46 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6:49 PM | 60 mph | About 58 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 6:51 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6:54 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6:58 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 7:00 PM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 7:04 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 7:05 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 7:06 PM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 7:06 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 7:09 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Durham, NC |
| 7:11 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 7:12 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 7:13 PM | 60 mph | Near 38.50, -97.77, KS |
| 7:19 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 7:20 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.41, -102.72, NE |
| 7:24 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 7:30 PM | 58 mph | About 9 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 7:35 PM | 70 mph | Near 41.30, -102.51, NE |
| 7:43 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 7:55 PM | 81 mph | Near 41.25, -102.26, NE |
| 8:00 PM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 8:00 PM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 8:03 PM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from York, PA |
| 8:10 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.20, -102.14, NE |
| 8:11 PM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 8:12 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.18, -101.89, NE |
| 8:15 PM | 64 mph | Near 41.24, -101.89, NE |
| 8:15 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.27, -102.22, NE |
| 8:15 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.25, -102.25, NE |
| 8:20 PM | 67 mph | Near 41.08, -119.78, NV |
| 8:35 PM | 59 mph | Near 37.04, -100.94, KS |
| 8:40 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.24, -101.62, NE |
| 8:42 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 9:00 PM | 60 mph | Near 40.91, -101.16, NE |
| 9:00 PM | 64 mph | Near 37.04, -100.46, KS |
| 10:09 PM | 62 mph | Near 39.77, -101.80, KS |
| 10:15 PM | 70 mph | Near 40.64, -101.39, NE |
| 11:15 PM | 59 mph | Near 36.86, -101.23, OK |
| 1:46 AM | 70 mph | Near 39.36, -100.23, KS |
| 2:30 AM | 63 mph | Near 39.37, -99.85, KS |
| 2:40 AM | 90 mph | Near 39.36, -99.69, KS |
| 4:33 AM | 58 mph | Near 38.74, -98.23, KS |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| Indiana | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Michigan | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Kansas | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Illinois | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Ohio | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Georgia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Utah | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Arizona | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| California | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nevada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Virginia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1.0 in | 60 mph | 0 |
| Atlanta, GA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Charlotte, NC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Chicago, IL | None | 63 mph | 0 |
| Columbia, SC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Greenville, SC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Hickory, NC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Knoxville, TN | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Las Vegas, NV | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Milwaukee, WI | None | 63 mph | 0 |
| San Diego, CA | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| South Bend, IN | None | 60 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.