National Storms

November 1982 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In November 1982, 50 hail, 70 damaging-wind and 19 tornado reports were logged on 15 storm days across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Boone County, MO on November 1, 1982. The most hail reports came on November 1, 1982 (27).

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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50hail reports
70wind reports
19tornado reports
2.75″largest hail
15storm days
Nov 1: 27Nov 2: 2Nov 3: 0Nov 4: 0Nov 5: 0Nov 6: 0Nov 7: 0Nov 8: 0Nov 9: 0Nov 10: 1Nov 11: 1Nov 12: 0Nov 13: 0Nov 14: 0Nov 15: 0Nov 16: 0Nov 17: 0Nov 18: 0Nov 19: 1Nov 20: 0Nov 21: 1Nov 22: 15Nov 23: 0Nov 24: 0Nov 25: 0Nov 26: 0Nov 27: 0Nov 28: 0Nov 29: 0Nov 30: 2Nov 1Nov 4Nov 7Nov 10Nov 13Nov 16Nov 19Nov 22Nov 25Nov 28max 27
Hail reports by day, November 1982

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Biggest storm days of November 1982

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStates
Nov 1, 198227802.75″6
Nov 11, 198213030.75″6
Nov 22, 198215841.75″3
Nov 2, 198221101.75″2
Nov 9, 1982017–1
Nov 30, 19822311.00″4
Nov 3, 1982013–2
Nov 12, 1982021–2
Nov 10, 19821100.75″2
Nov 27, 1982020–1

Largest hail reported in November 1982

DaySizeLocation
Nov 1, 19822.75″ (baseball)Boone County, MO
Nov 1, 19822.75″ (baseball)Pontotoc County, OK
Nov 1, 19822.75″ (baseball)Boone County, MO
Nov 1, 19821.75″ (golf ball)Peoria County, IL
Nov 1, 19821.75″ (golf ball)McLean County, IL
Nov 1, 19821.75″ (golf ball)Washington County, AR
Nov 1, 19821.75″ (golf ball)Grayson County, TX
Nov 1, 19821.75″ (golf ball)Cooper County, MO
Nov 1, 19821.75″ (golf ball)Boone County, MO
Nov 1, 19821.75″ (golf ball)Cooper County, MO

Storm reports by state, November 1982

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Arkansas111601.75″
Texas91031.75″
Missouri18202.75″
Kansas0101–
Oklahoma3622.75″
California037–
Iowa061–
Illinois6101.75″
Louisiana2401.00″
Indiana050–
South Carolina012–
Florida011–
Georgia020–
Mississippi011–
Alabama001–
Arizona010–
New Mexico1000.75″
Oregon010–

Every storm day in November 1982

Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 9 Nov 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 18 Nov 19 Nov 21 Nov 22 Nov 27 Nov 29 Nov 30

A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.