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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on February 26, 2018

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on February 26, 2018 from February 26, 2018 through February 26, 2018, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
5
Wind Reports
26
Tornado Reports
11
Max Hail Size
1.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · February 26, 2018 · 2018–present Updated  Daily · last Feb 26, 2018

NWS Hail Reports on February 26, 2018

5 reports
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1.75″ hail
Feb 26, 2018
11:52 AM UTC
Hail report for February 26, 2018
Atascosa County · 11,209 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Jourdanton, TX
1.00″ hail
Feb 26, 2018
11:50 AM UTC
Hail report for February 26, 2018
Atascosa County · 11,209 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Jourdanton, TX
1.00″ hail
Feb 26, 2018
11:46 AM UTC
Hail report for February 26, 2018
Atascosa County · 11,209 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: TIME ESTIMATED WITH RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: Jourdanton, TX
1.75″ hail
Feb 26, 2018
11:45 AM UTC
Hail report for February 26, 2018
Medina County · 13,144 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: COCORAHS VOLUNTEER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6 SW Hill Country State, TX
1.00″ hail
Feb 26, 2018
11:33 AM UTC
Hail report for February 26, 2018
Atascosa County · 11,209 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY MPING USER.
NWS Hail Report Location: Charlotte, TX
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

NWS Wind Reports on February 26, 2018

26 reports
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UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
6:00 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Lauderdale County · 31,635 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ALONG CR 7 NORTH OF FLORENCE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 N Underwood-Petersvil, AL
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
5:44 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Highland County · 13,980 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ROOF DAMAGE TO A BARN ON OVERMAN RD. BETWEEN U.S. 50 AND PETERSBURG RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 N Marshall, OH
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
5:30 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Highland County · 13,980 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE REPORTED DOWN NEAR ANDERSON RD. AND S.R. 124. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 WNW Hillsboro, OH
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
5:24 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Clinton County · 13,869 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF 25-30 FT FLAG POLE BENT OVER... GARDEN WINDMILL KNOCKED DOWN... AND VAN WINDOW BROKEN FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. CORRECTED FOR TIME.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 WSW Lynchburg, OH
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
5:03 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Green County · 4,070 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG GRAB RD... SOUTHWEST OF GREENSBURG.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 NNE Pierce, KY
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
4:57 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Calloway County · 11,543 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: FARM DAMAGE REPORTED IN LYNN GROVE.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lynn Grove, KY
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
4:57 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Green County · 4,070 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORTED AT GREEN COUNTY... KY POWER OUTAGES AND TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 W Greensburg, KY
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
3:54 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Edmonson County · 3,890 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORTED AT HWY 70 NEAR MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK TREE DOWN BLOCKING HWY 70 ON BOTH SIDES.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ENE Rhoda, KY
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
3:52 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Christian County · 19,313 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ROOF DAMAGE TO THE AUDIO SPECIALISTS BUILDING ON FT. CAMPBELL BLVD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSE Hopkinsville, KY
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
3:45 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Warren County · 36,726 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORT OF TREE BLOCKING 2100 BLOCK OF MOUNT VICTOR LANE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 ENE Bowling Green, KY
58 mph
Feb 26, 2018
3:44 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Warren County · 36,726 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: PEAK WIND GUST AT BOWLING GREEN REGIONAL AIRPORT.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SE Bowling Green, KY
69 mph
Feb 26, 2018
3:43 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Warren County · 36,726 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Bowling Green, KY
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
3:38 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Warren County · 36,726 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NW Rockfield, KY
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
3:21 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Butler County · 3,545 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A BARN WAS DAMAGED AND A LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED ALONG HUNTSVILLE-QUALITY ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 N Quality, KY
UNK mph
Feb 26, 2018
3:15 AM UTC
Wind report for February 26, 2018
Logan County · 9,715 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A TREE WAS BLOWN ACROSS COON RANGE LAKE ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 N Lewisburg, KY
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

NWS Tornado Reports on February 26, 2018

11 reports
UNK category
Feb 26, 2018
6:50 AM UTC
Tornado report for February 26, 2018
Garrard County · 5,961 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A SMALL AND BRIEF EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIDGE OF GILLESPIE PIKE EAST OF LANCASTER. THE TORNADO FIRST UPROOTED A TREE... THEN CAME TO A SMALL SHED... WHICH IT SHIFTED OFF ITS FOUNDATION INTO A FENCE. THE MAIN PROPERTY FOR THAT SHED THEN HAD A LOSS OF ROOF COVERING AS WELL AS IMPACT FROM DEBRIS. ANOTHER OUTBUILDING WAS OVERTURNED AND SLID ABOUT 10 FEET. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED THE STREET... WHERE A BRICK VENEER HOME LOST PART OF ITS OUTER WALL... AS IT WAS STRUCK BY DEBRIS... AS WELL AS SOME R
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 WNW Paint Lick, KY
UNK category
Feb 26, 2018
5:50 AM UTC
Tornado report for February 26, 2018
Garrard County · 5,961 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 3 WNW PAINT LICK. A SMALL AND BRIEF EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIDGE OF GILLESPIE PIKE EAST OF LANCASTER. THE TORNADO FIRST UPROOTED A TREE... THEN CAME TO A SMALL SHED... WHICH IT SHIFTED OFF ITS FOUNDATION INTO A FENCE. THE MAIN PROPERTY FOR THAT SHED THEN HAD A LOSS OF ROOF COVERING AS WELL AS IMPACT FROM DEBRIS. ANOTHER OUTBUILDING WAS OVERTURNED AND SLID ABOUT 10 FEET. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED THE STREET... WHERE A BRICK VENEER HOME LOST PART OF ITS O
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 WNW Paint Lick, KY
UNK category
Feb 26, 2018
5:13 AM UTC
Tornado report for February 26, 2018
Brown County · 14,723 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF1 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED IN WESTERN BROWN COUNTY. THE TORNADO RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO SEVERAL PRIVATE PROPERTIES.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 NW Georgetown, OH
UNK category
Feb 26, 2018
5:03 AM UTC
Tornado report for February 26, 2018
Clermont County · 62,095 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF1 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED IN SOUTHERN CLERMONT COUNTY. THE TORNADO RESULTED IN NUMEROUS UPROOTED AND SNAPPED TREES AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO SOME PRIVATE PROPERTIES.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 WSW Felicity, OH
UNK category
Feb 26, 2018
3:15 AM UTC
Tornado report for February 26, 2018
Logan County · 9,715 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAX WINDS OF 110 MPH TOUCHED DOWN NEAR ELAMON ROAD ABOUT 2 MILES NNW OF LEWISBURG. IT THEN TRAVELED ESE ACROSS LEWISBURG ROAD BEFORE LIFTING. THE TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE... AND THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 1 MINUTE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NNW Lewisburg, KY
UNK category
Feb 26, 2018
2:55 AM UTC
Tornado report for February 26, 2018
Christian County · 19,313 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 189 ABOUT A MILE WEST OF THE TODD COUNTY LINE. PEAK WINDS 65 MPH. PATH LENGTH 0.5 MILE. PATH WIDTH 50 YARDS. TWO GARAGES AND FARM BUILDINGS SUSTAINED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. A FEW TREE LIMBS BROKEN. ONE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF TORNADO.
NWS Tornado Report Location: NW Ovil, KY
UNK category
Feb 26, 2018
2:44 AM UTC
Tornado report for February 26, 2018
Christian County · 19,313 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF-0 TORNADO TRACKED 5.5 MILES ACROSS LAKE MORRIS AREA. PATH WIDTH 75 YARDS. PEAK WINDS 85 MPH. AT LEAST FOUR BARNS OR SHEDS WERE DAMAGED... PRIMARILY DUE TO PARTIAL LOSS OF ROOFING AND SIDING. ONE CAMPER TRAILER OVERTURNED. HUNDREDS OF TREES WITH BROKEN LIMBS. SOME UPROOTED TREES. ONE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF A TORNADO.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 N Hopkinsville, KY
UNK category
Feb 26, 2018
2:44 AM UTC
Tornado report for February 26, 2018
Christian County · 19,313 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: *** 9 INJ *** NWS STORM SURVEY REVEALS EF-2 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 135 MPH OCCURRED FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOPKINSVILLE TO 5.5 MILES EAST OF HOPKINSVILLE. PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 5.8 MILES AND PEAK WIDTH WAS 200 YARDS. ALL OF THE INJURIES OCCURRED IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. THREE APARTMENT BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED WITH THE ROOF AND MOST WALLS BLOWN DOWN ON THE SECOND STORY. AT LEAST 4 RETAIL BUILDING SUSTAINED MAJOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE WITH WINDOWS AND DOORS BLOWN IN OR BROKEN.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SE Hopkinsville, KY
UNK category
Feb 26, 2018
1:51 AM UTC
Tornado report for February 26, 2018
Calloway County · 11,543 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS STORM SURVEY REVEALS EF-1 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 105 MPH OCCURRED IN SOUTH PART OF MURRAY. PATH LENGTH ABOUT 1.5 MILES. MAX PATH WIDTH ABOUT 100 YARDS. AT LEAST 40 HOMES DAMAGED... PRIMARILY DUE TO SHINGLE LOSS. TWO HOMES WERE A TOTAL LOSS... WITH ROOF DECKING REMOVED... WINDOWS BLOWN OUT... AND PART OF AN EXTERIOR WALL CAVED IN DUE TO PROJECTILE IMPACTS. AT LEAST FOUR BUSINESSES DAMAGED. DOZENS OF TREES DOWNED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: SW Murray, KY
UNK category
Feb 26, 2018
1:38 AM UTC
Tornado report for February 26, 2018
McCracken County · 20,982 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: BRIEF EF-0 TOUCHED DOWN AND UPROOTED A FEW PINE TREES. A FEW SHINGLES WERE OFF A HOUSE AND GARAGE. PEAK WINDS NEAR 65 MPH. PATH LENGTH ABOUT 0.15 MILE. PATH WIDTH 50 YARDS. EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF TORNADO.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SE Lone Oak, KY
UNK category
Feb 26, 2018
12:30 AM UTC
Tornado report for February 26, 2018
New Madrid County · 5,780 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: *** 2 INJ *** NWS STORM SURVEY REVEALS EF-2 TORNADO DAMAGE OCCURRED FROM SOUTH SIDE OF MATTHEWS TO 1 MILE EAST OF TOWN. PATH LENGTH OF 1 MILE WITH MAX WIDTH OF 150 YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 120 MPH. DOZENS OF HOMES WITH ROOFS PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY TORN OFF. SEMI TRUCKS WERE BLOWN OVER AND DESTROYED. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED. EXACT NUMBER OF INJURIES NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME... BUT THERE WERE AT LEAST A FEW MINOR INJURIES DUE TO WINDOWS BEING BLOWN OUT OF REST HOME.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Matthews, MO
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many storm reports were recorded on February 26, 2018?

Our records show 5 hail, 26 wind, and 11 tornado reports on February 26, 2018, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on February 26, 2018.

What was the largest hail reported on February 26, 2018?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on February 26, 2018 is 1.75″, reported near Jourdanton, TX.

Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?

Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.

A report appeared near my home on February 26, 2018 — is my roof damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.

I am buying or selling a home — how do these on February 26, 2018 reports help?

If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.

How do I check what happened at a specific address on February 26, 2018?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events on February 26, 2018 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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