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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on April 17, 2018

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on April 17, 2018 from April 17, 2018 through April 17, 2018, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Wind Reports
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Tornado Reports
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Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · April 17, 2018 · 2018–present Updated  Daily · last Apr 17, 2018

NWS Hail Reports on April 17, 2018

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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 April 17, 2018

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UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
11:30 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Grenada County · 7,324 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ALONG GRAYSPORT CROSSING RD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 11 E Grenada, MS
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
11:25 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Hardin County · 11,759 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A FEW UTILITY POLES WERE DOWN ALONG AIRPORT ROAD SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SE Savannah, TN
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
11:15 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Prentiss County · 8,352 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE SNAPPED AND A CARPORT DAMAGED OFF OF COUNTRY ROAD 5450. REPORTED RECEIVED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 NE Pratts Friendship, MS
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
11:11 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Grenada County · 7,324 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ALONG BOLTON HILL RD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 NW Duck Hill, MS
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
11:01 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Grenada County · 7,324 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES WERE DOWNED... SOME CHICKEN COOPS WERE BLOWN OVER... AND THE DOORS OF A HOUSE WERE BLOWN OPEN ALONG THORN DR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 SSW Grenada, MS
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
11:00 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Pontotoc County · 9,566 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES DOWN OFF BLACK ZION ROAD ON LONGBOW LAKES SOUTHEAST OF PONTOTOC. REPORT RECEIVED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WSW Furrs, MS
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
10:56 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Grenada County · 7,324 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED ON STRIDER RD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 9 NNW Grenada, MS
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
9:39 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Sunflower County · 6,993 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A FEW UTILITY POLES WERE SNAPPED ALONG US 49 BETWEEN INDIANOLA AND SUNFLOWER.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SW Sunflower, MS
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
9:33 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Bolivar County · 9,820 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SPORADIC TREES WERE DOWNED AROUND BOLIVAR CO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 ENE Cleveland, MS
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
9:32 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Washington County · 14,954 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: DAMAGE OCCURRED TO AN OUTBUILDING OFF US 61 IN THE PERCY COMMUNITY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SSW Hollandale, MS
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
9:05 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
East Carroll Parish · 2,311 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES UPROOTED OFF LA HIGHWAY 596.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 NNW Lake Providence, LA
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
8:59 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Washington County · 14,954 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN IN SEVERAL AREAS ALONG LAKE FERGUSON RD AND LEVEE RD ON THE NORTH END OF LAKE FERGUSON.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 W Metcalfe, MS
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
8:39 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Chicot County · 3,818 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN ALONG US 65.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 S Lake Village, AR
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
4:23 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Cass County · 10,098 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED AND A FEW SNAPPED IN THE EAGLE LANDING SUBDIVISION ALONG SIMPSON LAKE. ALSO... SEVERAL HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES... ALONG WITH A TREE FALLING AND SMASHING A VEHICLE. A DOCK WAS ALSO LIFTED ONTO THE SHORE AND FLIPPED.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 W Avinger, TX
UNK mph
Apr 17, 2018
2:15 AM UTC
Wind report for April 17, 2018
Nottoway County · 5,394 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: CORRECTS DATE FROM PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 WSW CLAY STORE. ROOF REMOVED FROM AN OLD AND ROTTED WOODEN SHED. DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WSW Clay Store, VA
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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 April 17, 2018

7 reports
UNK category
Apr 17, 2018
11:09 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2018
Bay County · 53,986 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: BRIEF EF0 TORNADO CROSSED HIGHWAY 98 AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO PINE TREES AND UTILITY LINES. ESTIMATED PATH LENGTH 1.13 MILES AND WIDTH 60 YARDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 WSW Allanton, FL
UNK category
Apr 17, 2018
9:49 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2018
Lafayette County · 17,038 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF0 TORNADO MOVED ALONG HIGHWAY 30 TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF OXFORD. THIS TORNADO UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES AND CAUSED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO HOMES ALONG HIGHWAY 30.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 ENE Oxford, MS
UNK category
Apr 17, 2018
9:48 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2018
Lafayette County · 17,038 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THE TORNADO DAMAGED THE ROOFS OF SEVERAL HOMES AND FARM BUILDINGS AND DESTROYED 3 SMALLER OUTBUILDINGS. AFTER CROSSING CR 215...THE TORNADO CAUSED EF1 DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE AND UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED ROUGHLY 1/4 MILE EAST OF CR 215.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SSE Abbeville, MS
UNK category
Apr 17, 2018
4:04 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2018
Gregg County · 34,117 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 7 ENE EAST MOUNTAIN. A 580 YARD WIDE EF-1 TORNADO WHICH PRODUCED A 4.47 MILE PATH LENGTH TOUCHED DOWN ALONG BROWN ROAD JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 259. IT MOVED NORTHEAST TOWARDS DUNN BOTTOM ROAD SNAPPING AND UPROOTING SEVERAL TREES BEFORE LIFTING JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 154.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 ENE East Mountain, TX
UNK category
Apr 17, 2018
1:12 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2018
Monroe County · 30,942 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: PREVIOUSLY SENT REPORT WITH CORRECTED TIME AND UPDATED EF-1 RATING BASED ON STORM DAMAGE SURVEY. MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY CALLED TO REPORT NEIGHBORS OBSERVED A TORNADO WHICH RIPPED DOORS OFF HINGES...LOCATION WAS INDIAN MOUND TRAIL ON PLANTATION KEY...NEAR MILE MARKER 89.2 IN THE UPPER KEYS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 NE Windley Key, FL
UNK category
Apr 17, 2018
12:33 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2018
Caldwell Parish · 2,476 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 506...SNAPPING AND UPROOTING TREES. AS THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTH-NORTHEAST...IT TORE THROUGH THE CATAHOULA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...SNAPPING AND UPROOTING TREES. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND CAMPSITES WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES JUST OFF OF CHILDRESS ROAD. THE TORNADO TURNED MORE NORTHEAST AT BEAUCUP ROAD AND CHILDRESS ROAD...BEFORE LIFTING JUST BEFORE GOLDWING LANE. PATH LENGTH WAS 4.21 MILES...MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 343 YARDS...AND MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 115 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 8 W Clarks, LA
UNK category
Apr 17, 2018
12:04 AM UTC
Tornado report for April 17, 2018
Union Parish · 6,001 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A VERY BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO BEGAN ALONG LASTER RD WHERE IT SNAPPED A FEW TREES. IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 143 AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST...SNAPPING AND UPROOTING MORE TREES BEFORE LIFTING ALONG HIGHWAY 2. PATH LENGTH WAS 0.38 MILES...MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 200 YARDS...AND MAXIMUM WINDS WERE 95 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 9 W Sterlington, LA
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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

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How many storm reports were recorded on April 17, 2018?

Our records show 0 hail, 16 wind, and 7 tornado reports on April 17, 2018, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on April 17, 2018.

What was the largest hail reported on April 17, 2018?

No reported hail size is available for this selection.

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 April 17, 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 April 17, 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 April 17, 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 April 17, 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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