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May 18, 2026
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307
Hail
66
Wind
222
Tornado
19
66
Hail reports
May 18, 2026
307
Total storm reports
Hail · Wind · Tornado
2.75″
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13
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222 / 19
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222 wind · 19 tornado
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Matched reports
307
Hail reports
66
Wind reports
222
Tornado reports
19
Largest hail
2.75"
This month
2361
Report table
May 18, 2026 storm activity
| Time | Event | Impact | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:31 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 SSW Vansant, VA Buchanan County | Tree fell on trailer. (RLX) |
| 9:31 PM | wind | 58 mph wind | 2 W Clarksdale, MO DeKalb County | PWS measured 58 mph gust. (EAX) |
| 9:26 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 1 NW Kingman, KS Kingman County | lots of hail... up to quarter size hail. (ICT) |
| 9:17 PM | wind | 64 mph wind | 5 WNW Pauline, KS Shawnee County | Personal Weather Station. (TOP) |
| 9:14 PM | wind | Wind reported | Fillmore, MO Andrew County | Several trees blown down in Fillmore. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 9:13 PM | wind | 61 mph wind | 1 NE Saint Joseph Airpo, MO Buchanan County | KSTJ ASOS recorded 61 mph wind gust. (EAX) |
| 9:05 PM | wind | 65 mph wind | 2 NW Dover, KS Wabaunsee County | (TOP) |
| 9:05 PM | wind | Wind reported | 5 SE Oregon, MO Holt County | Downed wires and power outages near Riverbreaks Conservation Area. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 9:02 PM | wind | Wind reported | 3 SE Bendena, KS Doniphan County | Tree down across Route 7 north of Atchison. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 8:56 PM | wind | 61 mph wind | 2 E Medicine Lodge, KS Barber County | ASOS station KP28 Medicine Lodge. (DDC) |
| 8:51 PM | wind | 80 mph wind | 1 E Council Grove, KS Morris County | (TOP) |
| 8:49 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 SW Lock Haven, PA Clinton County | Tree down on wires in the 500 block of High Street. (CTP) |
| 8:41 PM | wind | 69 mph wind | 1 SW North Newton, KS Harvey County | (ICT) |
| 8:41 PM | wind | Wind reported | North Newton, KS Harvey County | Delayed report. 12 to 16 inch diameter tree trunk snapped. Several tree limbs down. Time estimated from radar. (ICT) |
| 8:39 PM | wind | Wind reported | 2 NW Muscotah, KS Atchison County | Several reports of downed wires and power outages north and northwest of Muscotah. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 8:37 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 2 S Halstead, KS Harvey County | (ICT) |
| 8:34 PM | hail | 1.50" hail | 6 NNW Volland, KS Wabaunsee County | (TOP) |
| 8:30 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Haven, KS Reno County | Facebook Report. (ICT) |
| 8:29 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Grant City, MO Worth County | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 8:26 PM | wind | 65 mph wind | 4 S Holton, KS Jackson County | Measured on a personal weather station. (TOP) |
| 8:24 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 SSW Park Forest, PA Centre County | Tree fell down onto garage and car... possibly also impacting the roof of a residence. No injuries reported. (CTP) |
| 8:17 PM | wind | Wind reported | Newton, KS Harvey County | Power line down; time estimated from radar. (ICT) |
| 8:15 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 2 SE Elkhorn, NE Douglas County | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 8:15 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 3 SSE Circleville, KS Jackson County | Damage to home... barn... and trees. (TOP) |
| 8:15 PM | wind | Wind reported | 4 SE Circleville, KS Jackson County | Barn destroyed. (TOP) |
| 8:12 PM | wind | Wind reported | 4 SSW Woodlawn, KS Nemaha County | Grain bin... hog barn... large limbs damaged. Time estimated from radar. (TOP) |
| 8:09 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 5 N Mount Ayr, IA Ringgold County | Multiple reports from emergency management of confirmed tornado. (DMX) |
| 8:08 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 WNW Fairfax, MO Atchison County | Multiple reports of downed wires west of Fairfax. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 8:05 PM | wind | Wind reported | 2 NNE New Pekin, IN Washington County | Reports of trees down along S Eastern School Rd... NNE of New Pekin... IN. (LMK) |
| 8:01 PM | wind | Wind reported | 3 S Corning, KS Nemaha County | Damage to hay barn. Time estimated from radar. (TOP) |
| 8:00 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 SSW Newton, KS Harvey County | 911 report of power lines down. (ICT) |
| 8:00 PM | hail | 2.75" hail | Sheridan, MO Worth County | EM relayed pictures of hail next to ruler. Largest greater than 2.5 inches in diameter. (EAX) |
| 7:56 PM | tornado | Tornado report | Benton, IA Ringgold County | Emergency manager confirms tornado on the ground. Time estimated via radar. (DMX) |
| 7:54 PM | wind | Wind reported | 2 N Little York, IN Washington County | Reports of trees down along North Franklin Bottoms Rd. (LMK) |
| 7:50 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 NE North Madison, IN Jefferson County | Tree down on residential property on Cedarwood Dr. (LMK) |
| 7:49 PM | wind | 78 mph wind | 2 SW Louisville, KS Pottawatomie County | Measured on a personal weather station. (TOP) |
| 7:48 PM | wind | Wind reported | 5 S Phelps City, MO Atchison County | Downed wires near Route U. Time confirmed from radar. (EAX) |
| 7:47 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Arlington, KS Reno County | (ICT) |
| 7:42 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 4 W Manhattan, KS Riley County | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (TOP) |
| 7:40 PM | wind | Wind reported | 2 NNW Aurora, IN Dearborn County | Tree and power lines downed on State Route 148. (ILN) |
| 7:40 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 5 WNW Athelstan, IA Taylor County | Trained spotter confirms tornado. Time estimated via radar. (DMX) |
| 7:40 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Harbine, NE Jefferson County | Mix of dimes with a few quarters. (OAX) |
| 7:39 PM | wind | Wind reported | Blue River, IN Washington County | Trees down on East Blue River Road. (LMK) |
| 7:32 PM | hail | 2.00" hail | 7 ESE Inman, KS McPherson County | (ICT) |
| 7:31 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 ESE New Liberty, IN Clark County | Report of trees down near the intersection of SR 160 and S Casey Rd west of Henryville... IN. (LMK) |
| 7:30 PM | hail | 1.50" hail | 2 WNW Hutchinson, KS Reno County | (ICT) |
| 7:30 PM | wind | 59 mph wind | 3 N Putnam, OK Dewey County | Putnam Mesonet. (OUN) |
| 7:30 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 5 WNW Athelstan, IA Taylor County | Trained spotter confirms tornado. Time estimated via radar. (DMX) |
| 7:30 PM | hail | 1.50" hail | Fairbury, NE Jefferson County | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (OAX) |
| 7:28 PM | wind | 67 mph wind | 3 N Manhattan, KS Riley County | (TOP) |
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Where severe weather is expected — May 18, 2026




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