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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on May 18, 2021

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on May 18, 2021 from May 18, 2021 through May 18, 2021, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
46
Wind Reports
44
Tornado Reports
18
Max Hail Size
2.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · May 18, 2021 · 2021–present Updated  Daily · last May 18, 2021

NWS Hail Reports on May 18, 2021

46 reports
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1.75″ hail
May 18, 2021
11:28 PM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Dawson County · 4,332 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 NNE Lamesa, TX
1.00″ hail
May 18, 2021
9:36 PM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Gaines County · 5,405 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 N Ashmore, TX
1.00″ hail
May 18, 2021
9:23 PM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Oldham County · 611 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 W Vega, TX
1.00″ hail
May 18, 2021
9:09 PM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Oldham County · 611 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SE Adrian, TX
1.00″ hail
May 18, 2021
9:09 PM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Hays County · 64,529 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER HAIL REPORTED IN KYLE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SSE Kyle, TX
1.00″ hail
May 18, 2021
8:50 PM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Gaines County · 5,405 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A LOT OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL COVERING U.S. HWY 83 EAST OF SEAGRAVES.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 E Seagraves, TX
1.25″ hail
May 18, 2021
8:24 PM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Comal County · 55,080 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTERS AND LARGER SIZED HAIL ON THE WEST SIDE OF NEW BRUANFELS FROM AN NWS EMPLOYEE.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 WNW New Braunfels, TX
1.00″ hail
May 18, 2021
6:44 PM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Cimarron County · 1,155 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORTED RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER.
NWS Hail Report Location: 16 N Boise City, OK
1.00″ hail
May 18, 2021
8:30 AM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Crane County · 1,282 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Crane, TX
1.00″ hail
May 18, 2021
7:15 AM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Tom Green County · 37,285 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 W Vick, TX
2.50″ hail
May 18, 2021
4:30 AM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Hale County · 10,140 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Petersburg, TX
1.75″ hail
May 18, 2021
4:16 AM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Hale County · 10,140 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: ACCUMULATING PEA TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY PETERSBURG FIRE DEPT.
NWS Hail Report Location: Petersburg, TX
1.00″ hail
May 18, 2021
2:21 AM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Taylor County · 43,777 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA MEASURED 1 INCH HAIL ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF ABILENE.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 NE Abilene, TX
1.00″ hail
May 18, 2021
1:38 AM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Hockley County · 6,902 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 N Lockettville, TX
1.00″ hail
May 18, 2021
1:32 AM UTC
Hail report for May 18, 2021
Lubbock County · 89,558 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 W Lubbock South Plai, 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 May 18, 2021

44 reports
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UNK mph
May 18, 2021
11:45 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Pope County · 19,680 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: Russellville, AR
UNK mph
May 18, 2021
10:58 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Montgomery County · 3,358 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SHINGLES WERE BLOWN OFF OF A ROOF AND LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 N Caddo Gap, AR
UNK mph
May 18, 2021
10:53 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Clark County · 6,435 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO POWER LINES.
NWS Wind Report Location: Amity, AR
UNK mph
May 18, 2021
10:39 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Montgomery County · 3,358 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN ON HWY 27 N NEAR MOUNT IDA.
NWS Wind Report Location: Mount Ida, AR
64 mph
May 18, 2021
10:32 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Lamb County · 5,068 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WEST TEXAS MESONET
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NE Amherst, TX
UNK mph
May 18, 2021
9:50 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Lavaca County · 8,228 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO A BARN REPORTED AROUND SUBLIME.
NWS Wind Report Location: Sublime, TX
UNK mph
May 18, 2021
9:33 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Polk County · 7,294 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWN ON COUNTY ROADS IN PORTIONS OF MENA.
NWS Wind Report Location: Mena, AR
UNK mph
May 18, 2021
9:20 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Hays County · 64,529 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORTS OF DAMAGE INCLUDING A FEW TREES DOWN AND A TRAMPOLINE THROWN AS WELL AS SEVERAL VIDEOS OF STRONG WINDS FROM THE BUDA AREA SHARED ON LOCAL MEDIAS SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SSE Buda, TX
UNK mph
May 18, 2021
9:20 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Bowie County · 26,754 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON CHURCH STREET AND POWER LINES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: De Kalb, TX
UNK mph
May 18, 2021
8:55 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
McCurtain County · 10,706 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE SNAPPED.
NWS Wind Report Location: Haworth, OK
UNK mph
May 18, 2021
8:40 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
McCurtain County · 10,706 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON SHERRY LANE.
NWS Wind Report Location: Broken Bow, OK
66 mph
May 18, 2021
8:36 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Guadalupe County · 52,883 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 66 MPH WIND GUSTS REPORTED BY THE NEW BRAUNFELS ASOS. PEA TO DIME SIZED WIND DRIVEN HAIL.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 WNW Geronimo, TX
UNK mph
May 18, 2021
7:14 PM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Comal County · 55,080 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A FEW LONG TREE LIMBS DOWN THAT WERE 4 TO 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER IN AND AROUND BULVERDE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NNE Bulverde, TX
58 mph
May 18, 2021
11:12 AM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Garza County · 1,683 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SSW Graham, TX
59 mph
May 18, 2021
10:57 AM UTC
Wind report for May 18, 2021
Cottle County · 840 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSE Hackberry, TX
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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 May 18, 2021

18 reports
UNK category
May 18, 2021
11:48 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Fayette County · 10,392 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: PHONE CALLS FROM STORM CHASERS REPORTING TORNADO ON THE GROUND...CHASER VIDEO OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND...AND LATER REPORTED DAMAGE INCLUDING POWERLINES DOWN. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED VIA RADAR...STORM SURVEY WILL DETERMINE EXACT LOCATIONS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 N Schulenburg, TX
UNK category
May 18, 2021
11:03 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Dawson County · 4,332 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUD WITH ROTATING DUST UNDERNEATH FOR 3-5 MINUTES. REMAINED OVER OPEN FIELDS WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 E Arvana, TX
UNK category
May 18, 2021
10:30 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Deaf Smith County · 5,616 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: BRIEF LANDSPOUT. NO DAMAGE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SW Bootleg, TX
UNK category
May 18, 2021
9:54 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Lavaca County · 8,228 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: VIDEO EVIDENCE AND A NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ROUGHLY ONE-MILE NORTHWEST OF SUBLIME... SOUTH AND EAST OF CR 142. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHWEST AND SEVERELY DAMAGED A SMALL HOUSE AS WELL AS SNAPPED LARGE TREE BRANCHES. WIND SPEEDS AT THIS POINT WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 80-100 MPH. THE TORNADO CROSSED CR 142 BETWEEN CR 159 AND CR 143... WEST OF THE NAVIDAD RIVER... AND CONTINUED THROUGH OPEN FARM LAND PRODUCING SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED CR 138 AT THE NAVIDAD RIVER... COMPLETELY SNAPPING THREE-FOOT DIAMETER TREE TRUNKS OF A FEW TREES NEAR THEIR BASES AND SNAPPING LARGE LIMBS OF SEVERAL OTHER TREES. WIND SPEEDS AT THIS POINT WERE ALSO ESTIMATED TO BE 80-100 MPH. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED TO THE NORTHWEST OF CR 138. SPORADIC STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE... IN THE FORM OF SNAPPED TREE LIMBS... WAS ALSO OBSERVED ALONG CR 159... 211... AND 138... WEST OF THE TORNADIC CIRCULATION.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NW Sublime, TX
UNK category
May 18, 2021
8:53 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Simpson County · 8,040 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CORRECTS SOURCE FROM PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 1 N PINOLA. THIS EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED JUST NORTH OF PINOLA ALONG ROBERT BUSH ROAD... WHERE A TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURE WAS OBSERVED. A FEW LIMBS WERE DOWNED AND ONE TREE UPROOTED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHWEST BEFORE CROSSING JUPITER ROAD. HERE TWO TREES WERE DOWNED... WITH ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE CIRCULATION AND FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. LARGE LIMBS WERE DOWNED AS WELL. THE TORNADO CROSSED INTO A WOODED AREA. THE TORNADO LIKELY CONTINUED IN THE WOODED AREA BUT NO ACCESSIBLE ROADS WERE AVAILABLE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 N Pinola, MS
UNK category
May 18, 2021
8:20 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Simpson County · 8,040 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 2 N PINOLA. POSSIBLE TORNADO - TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. SEVERAL LIMBS DOWN.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 N Pinola, MS
UNK category
May 18, 2021
7:59 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Jefferson Davis County · 3,917 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CORRECTS DATE FROM PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 1 NNE PRENTISS. THIS EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG 2ND STREET AND BLOUNT AVENUE IN THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN IN PRENTISS. A COUPLE OF TREES WERE DOWNED... ONE DAMAGING A HOME ALONG BLOUNT AVENUE. IN THIS AREA... A FEW SHINGLES WERE DAMAGED ON A FEW HOMES. IT CONTINUED WEST-NORTHWEST BEFORE CROSSING INDUSTRIAL BLVD AND HIGHWAY 84. AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING HAD TIN PEELED OFF THE ROOF AND A FEW LARGE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED. DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 84 BEFORE LIFTING SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NNE Prentiss, MS
UNK category
May 18, 2021
7:58 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Jefferson Davis County · 3,917 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: POSSIBLE TORNADO. TREE ON HOUSE. TREE SNAPPED NEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NNE Prentiss, MS
UNK category
May 18, 2021
7:26 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Clarke County · 5,300 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: POSSIBLE TORNADO - TREES TWISTED... TIN ROOF BLOWN OFF OF 2 APARTMENT BUILDINGS... LIMBS BROKEN.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NNW Quitman, MS
UNK category
May 18, 2021
7:16 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Clarke County · 5,300 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS EF1 TORNADO DEVELOPED ALONG N ARCHUSA AVE NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH N JACKSON AVE AND TRACKED NORTHWARD ROUGHLY ALONG HIGHWAY 145... CROSSING CR 141 AND MOVING ACROSS A PRIVATE LAKE WEST OF THE INTERSECTION WITH CR 159 BEFORE ENDING SHORTLY THEREAFTER IN A WOODED AREA EAST OF THE CLARKE COUNTY AIRPORT. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS NOT CONTINUOUS... AND THE TORNADO MAY HAVE LIFTED BRIEFLY A FEW TIMES ALONG IT. ALONG THE PATH... MULTIPLE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. THE METAL ROOF OF TWO APARTMENT BUILDINGS WERE UPLIFTED AND REMOVED AND A FEW OTHER HOMES AND CAMPERS SUSTAINED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NNW Quitman, MS
UNK category
May 18, 2021
8:16 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Jefferson Parish · 126,441 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF0 TORNADO... WITH A PATH WIDTH OF 50 YARDS... A PATH LENGTH OF 0.3 MILES AND MAXIMUM WINDS OF 75 MPH... TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF THE RIVER AND SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT IN KENNER AND TOOK THE ROOF OFF A LARGE BUILDING. IT WAS NOTED THE ROOF MATERIAL WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND RUSTED. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTH AND CONVERGENCE IN DOWNED TREES WAS SEEN JUST TO THE EAST OF A CEMETERY. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO TRACK NORTH-NORTHEAST... WITH TREES DOWN NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND POWER LINES DOWN JUST NORTH OF THE TRACKS... WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE THE TORNADO LIFTED. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 W Kenner, LA
UNK category
May 18, 2021
7:50 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
St. Tammany Parish · 86,959 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO MOVED ONSHORE NEAR GUSTE ISLAND IN MADISONVILLE AND TRACKED N-NW ACROSS MAINLY UNINHABITED SWAMP LAND. SPORADIC SOFTWOOD AND HARDWOOD TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF AN INLET. EF-0 WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS AROUND 75 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 WSW Madisonville, LA
UNK category
May 18, 2021
12:50 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Lubbock County · 89,558 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: VIDEO RECEIVED VIA TWITTER OF BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN OPEN FIELD.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 W Wolfforth, TX
UNK category
May 18, 2021
12:47 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Sterling County · 393 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A NWS SURVEY TEAM FOUND EVIDENCE OF EF1 DAMAGE AT THE GAS PLANT AS IT THREW A DUMPSTER FOR 300 YARDS AND A LARGE CONIX BUILDING ABOUT 50 YARDS. IT BENT ONE OF THE TOWERS OF THE PLANT AND SNAPPED A TELEPHONE POLE. THIS IS JUST ONE POINT ON THE PATH AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 13 N Sterling City, TX
UNK category
May 18, 2021
12:47 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 18, 2021
Sterling County · 393 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: STERLING COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED DAMAGE TO A GAS PLANT ABOUT 14 MILES NORTH OF STERLING CITY ALONG HIGHWAY 163. THERE WERE ALSO MULTIPLE EYEWITNESS REPORTS OF THIS TORNADO FROM STORM CHASERS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 14 N Sterling City, TX
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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.

NWS Hail, Wind and Tornado Reports on May 18, 2021 on the Interactive Map

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Frequently asked questions

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How many storm reports were recorded on May 18, 2021?

Our records show 46 hail, 44 wind, and 18 tornado reports on May 18, 2021, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 18, 2021.

What was the largest hail reported on May 18, 2021?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on May 18, 2021 is 2.75″, reported near Sterling City, 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 May 18, 2021 — 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 May 18, 2021 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 May 18, 2021?

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 May 18, 2021 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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