Storm reports — Friday, September 18, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 4 tornado reports, 15 hail reports and 91 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Sep 18, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in NC, SC, UT.

4tornado reports
15hail reports · largest 2.00″
91wind reports · peak 69 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
17:30—Lighthouse PointBrowardFL[Landspout] Broadcast media relayed video of a short duration landspout that lofted palm fronds and other small debris for a brief period before it dissipated. TPBI ra (MFL)
19:52—2 E Fruit HeightsDavisUTTornado seen in video shared on social media... showing rotation reaching the ground and debris being lofted into the air. The point that it touched down was near a sum (SLC)
23:00—15 Se NaplesUintahUT(GJT)
23:05—15 Ese NaplesUintahUT[Landspout] Public report shared via social media and television media (KUTV). (GJT)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
15:161.00″2 Nw Kimball JctSummitUTPublic report of quarter sized hail. (SLC)
19:151.00″1 Nw FarmingtonSan JuanNMReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ABQ)
19:201.00″3 Ne FarmingtonSan JuanNM(ABQ)
19:391.00″1 Wsw LaytonDavisUTMultiple social media reports depicting quarter sized hail. Time estimated via radar. (SLC)
19:451.50″2 W KaysvilleDavisUTFrom a picture shared with our office via social media... reported as Kaysville just west of I-15. (SLC)
19:452.00″3 Ssw LaytonDavisUTMultiple pictures shared with local media of hail up to 2 inches. Location and time estimated from radar and reports. Property damage and injuries reported. (SLC)
20:051.25″3 Ssw Mountain GreenMorganUT(SLC)
20:151.25″1 W LaytonDavisUTPublic report of measured half-dollar sized hail. (SLC)
20:301.00″1 Sw FarmingtonDavisUTMultiple social media reports depicting quarter sized hail. Time estimated via radar and other hail reports within the vicinity. (SLC)
20:381.50″1 W FarmingtonDavisUTReport shared via Spotter Network. (SLC)
22:041.00″2 W MidvaleSalt LakeUTSocial media video depicting estimated quarter sized hail in West Jordan. Time estimated via radar. (SLC)
22:041.00″1 Wsw TaylorsvilleSalt LakeUTEstimated quarter sized hail reported on social media. Time estimated via radar. (SLC)
22:101.00″2 Sw TaylorsvilleSalt LakeUTReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (SLC)
22:301.00″DinosaurMoffatCOMaximum hail size of 1.00 inch... did cause some damage to car roofs and shredded leaves. Average hail size was 0.375 inches. (GJT)
23:451.00″6 Nnw MassadonaMoffatCOMaximum hail size 1.00 inch... average hail size 0.50 inch. (GJT)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
18:30damage3 E SheffieldDavieNCTrees down on roadway. (GSP)
18:3169 mph5 Ese ColfaxGuilfordNCGSO reported a wind gust to 60 kt or 69 mph. (RAH)
18:33damage5 Se ColfaxGuilfordNCBranches and large limbs down on I-85 near Route 68. (RAH)
18:45damage6 Sw Pleasant GardenRandolphNCTree in the road blocking Coltrane Mill Road at River Mill Road. (RAH)
19:00damage3 Wnw Fork ChurchDavieNC911 call center reported trees down on Chestnut Tr. (GSP)
19:05damage3 W ClimaxGuilfordNCTree down near NC 62. (RAH)
19:15damage1 Wsw FranklinvilleRandolphNCTree down in the 300 block of Faith Rock Road. (RAH)
19:3066 mph4 Ene Hope MillsCumberlandNC57 kt (66 mph) gust measured at KFAY. (RAH)
19:30damage2 Wsw MooresvilleIredellNCMultiple trees down at Charlotte Hwy and Aztec Cir. (GSP)
19:40damage4 Wsw StatesvilleIredellNCSpotter reported shingles blown off roof and damage to siding. (GSP)
19:40damage1 Nnw WanetaJacksonKYTrees reported down along Congleton Hollow Rd. (JKL)
19:44damage2 Nw CravenRowanNCPower company reported power outage caused by downed trees. (GSP)
19:45damage1 Wnw Gold HillRowanNCTrained spotter reported multiple trees down on Zion Church Rd. (GSP)
19:45damage4 N Gold HillRowanNCTrained spotter reported trees down on John Morgan Rd south of Liberty. (GSP)
19:48damage4 N GoldstonChathamNCTree on power line. (RAH)
19:51damage1 Nne BradshawJacksonKYTrees reported down along Pilgrims Rest Rd. (JKL)
20:05damage2 Ese CumnockLeeNCTree down on Cotten Road. (RAH)
20:0568 mph5 E East LaytonMorganUTLocation and time approximated. (SLC)
20:15damageRobbinsMooreNCTree down on Plank Road near Bellview Road blocking one lane. (RAH)
20:15damage4 W Harpers CrossroadsChathamNCTree down on Chatham Street. (RAH)
20:20damage2 Se RobbinsMooreNCTree down on Flint Hill Church Road and Wyatt Road blocking both lanes. (RAH)
20:35damage6 Nne Seven LakesMooreNCTree down blocking both lanes on Mount Carmel Road at Old Carthage Road. (RAH)
20:35damage5 Nne Coats CrossroadsJohnstonNCTree down on Josephine Road. (RAH)
20:37damage6 Wsw NewtonCatawbaNCTrees down at Cherry Grove Dr and Zion Church Rd. (GSP)
20:45damage1 Nnw PinehurstMooreNCTree down blocking one lane of Cherokee Road. (RAH)
20:45damage5 Se LongviewCatawbaNCUtility company reported equipment damage from trees down due to high winds. (GSP)
20:55damage3 E BensonJohnstonNCTree down on the 500 block of Unity Church Road. (RAH)
21:06damage1 N AberdeenMooreNCTree down on powerlines in 10900 block of US 15-501 Hwy. (RAH)
21:06damagePinehurstMooreNCTree in roadway on Canter Ln. (RAH)
21:09damageErwinHarnettNCPowerline down on 100 block of N 11th St. (RAH)
21:20damage2 W CherokeeSwainNCEM reports complete road blockage due to numerous trees down on Adams Creek Rd between Willie Springs and Eagles Nest. (GSP)
21:25damage1 Sse GodwinCumberlandNCTree down on Godwin Falcon Road. (RAH)
21:30damage2 Se FalconSampsonNCTree down on Autry Mill Road. (RAH)
21:32damageBicknellKnoxINTree down in park on west side of town. (IND)
21:40damage3 Wnw CloverYorkSCTrees down on Agony Acres Rd at Hwy 55. (GSP)
21:41damage3 Wnw CloverYorkSCTwo trees in roadway on Henry Knob Rd at Hwy 55. (GSP)
21:45damage2 Ssw FreelandvilleKnoxINTree down on Transformer Rd. west of SR 159. Time estimated from radar. (IND)
21:50damage3 Nne New HopeWakeNCTree down on powerlines at Buffaloe Rd and I 540. (RAH)
21:55damage4 Ssw CloverYorkSCTrees down on roadway. (GSP)
21:56damage3 W VanderCumberlandNCTree down blocking road on 400 block of Hughes Rd. (RAH)
21:56damage1 Ese KnightdaleWakeNCTrees down on powerlines and blocking road at Keith St & Robertson St. (RAH)
21:56damageKnightdaleWakeNCPowerline down in shopping center with tree on it in 1000 block of N Smithfield Rd. (RAH)
21:59damage3 Se KnightdaleWakeNCTree down in roadway at Sandy Run and Amber Acres Ln. (RAH)
22:02damage3 S KnightdaleWakeNCTree down in road at Grasshopper Rd & Pierce Farm Rd. (RAH)
22:05damage1 Sse Rock HillYorkSCTrees on powerlines on College Ave at Wilson Rd. (GSP)
22:10damageBurlingtonKit CarsonCOTime estimated from radar. Social media post reporting power poles down. (GLD)
22:10damage1 Wsw BurlingtonKit CarsonCOTime estimated from radar. Social media post reporting power poles down. (GLD)
22:14damage4 Ene GarnerWakeNCTree down at Auburn Church Rd & Eagle Crst Wy. (RAH)
22:1566 mph1.7 Nne BurlingtonKit CarsonCOweatherlink_9940b48b-c83f-4282-be3e-a0412107cb11. (GLD)
22:17damage2 Nne ClaytonJohnstonNCTree down in road at Covered Bridge Rd & N ONeil St. (RAH)
22:2062 mph3 Sse CasperNatronaWYMesonet station PC377 Scenic Dr (PC). (RIW)
22:3067 mph13 Se EvansvilleNatronaWYMesonet station PC459 Muddy Creek (PC). (RIW)
22:32damage2 Nnw SmithfieldJohnstonNCPowerline down near Hartley Dr and Flowers St. (RAH)
22:4262 mph14 N Bar NunnNatronaWYMesonet station KTMH I-25 Twenty Mile Hill (DOT). (RIW)
22:4360 mph4 Ne IdaliaYumaCOsynoptic_CO047. (GLD)
22:5359 mph4 Ne IdaliaYumaCOsynoptic_CO047. (GLD)
22:5863 mph12 Nnw RuletonShermanKS(GLD)
23:03damageJefferson CityJeffersonTNTrees reported down in Jefferson City. Time estimated by radar. (MRX)
23:04damage1 Ne White PineJeffersonTNTrees reported down in White Pine. Time estimated by radar. (MRX)
23:05damage1 W PiedmontJeffersonTNTrees reported down in Piedmont. Time estimated by radar. (MRX)
23:06damage3 Ne WillardPenderNCTree was blown down on the eastbound lanes of I-40. Time estimated by radar. (ILM)
23:10damage13 S WheelerCheyenneKSDelayed relayed report of signs down at KS-27 just north of Cheyenne/Sherman county line. (GLD)
23:13damage1 Ssw DandridgeJeffersonTNTrees reported down in Dandridge. Time estimated by radar. (MRX)
23:23damage13 S WheelerCheyenneKSEM reports damaged road signs. Time estimated from radar. (GLD)
23:23damage7 S WheelerCheyenneKSEM reports several power poles snapped with lines in the road. Time estimated from radar. (GLD)
23:42damage1 Sse CrestwoodOldhamKYDowned tree and power lines. (LMK)
23:50damage1 Wsw BallardsvilleOldhamKYMultiple trees blew down between at least two properties on KY 22 near Northridge Drive. A home weather station measured 60 mph. (LMK)
23:5359 mph3 Nnw BuffaloJohnsonWYASOS station KBYG Buffalo Airport (ASOS). (RIW)
00:0060 mph8 Nnw McdonaldCheyenneKSreport of estimated 60 mph gust. (GLD)
00:05damage3 Nw InmanSpartanburgSCSocial media report of multiple trees down at Turpin Rd and Blue Ridge St in Campobello. (GSP)
00:08damage5 W SpartanburgSpartanburgSCPower outage due to lightning strike to equipment. (GSP)
00:0969 mph9 Nnw McdonaldCheyenneKSID: ambient_44b7143c575b2968cdf184967408ca28. (GLD)
00:11damage1 E LandrumSpartanburgSCPower outage due to trees on powerlines. (GSP)
00:15damage13 Nnw McdonaldCheyenneKSSpotter report large older trees uprooted with 2 inch branches down. Also reported 1.26 inches of rain within a 25 minute period. (GLD)
00:27damage1 Ene PickensPickensSCPower outage due to downed trees on powerlines. (GSP)
00:32damage2 Se TaylorsGreenvilleSCPower outage due to downed trees on powerlines. (GSP)
00:3259 mph8 S StrattonHitchcockNEambient_a67b7fc2ca38b35dcbf39194e9c84163. (GLD)
00:3259 mph1 Sse BordeauxPlatteWYMesonet station KBRX 1.4 S Bordeaux (WYDOT). (CYS)
00:38damage2 Ene ClemsonPickensSC4 trees in roadway on Chapman Hill Rd near Clemson Food Exchange. (GSP)
00:38damage1 Ssw CentralPickensSCPower outage due to fallen trees and limbs. (GSP)
01:00damage7 Ene Sandy SpringsAndersonSCTrees down 1200 block of Shackleburg Rd. (GSP)
01:20damage1 E WilliamstonAndersonSCPower outage due to fallen trees on equipment. (GSP)
01:3664 mph2 N HastingsAdamsNE(GID)
01:40damage3 Nw Honea PathAndersonSCTrees down at intersection of US-178 and Evatt Rd. (GSP)
01:45damage1 W Honea PathAndersonSCSocial media user reports trees and lines down along Hwy 252 around Honea Path city limit... west of the city. Time estimated from radar. Numerous power outages also re (GSP)
01:4760 mph2 E TorringtonGoshenWYASOS station KTOR Torrington Airport - Tor. (CYS)
01:5962 mph2 Sw HarrisonSiouxNEPersonal weather station. (CYS)
02:05damage4 S Due WestAbbevilleSCTree in roadway on Milford Dairy Road at Bobo Drive. Time estimated from radar. (GSP)
02:22damage3 Sw AbbevilleAbbevilleSCTree in roadway at Old Calhoun Falls Rd at intersection with Briarwood Rd. (GSP)
02:40damage7 Nw TroyAbbevilleSCTree in roadway on Highway 28 near intersection of Bethia Road. Time estimated. (GSP)
09:15damage3 Nw CedartownPolkGATree and powerlines downed off of North Sixth Street Road. (FFC)

Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).

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