Storm reports for October 16, 2007

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On October 16, 2007, 13 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Potter County, TX.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $92,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (19 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Randall County, TX (near Ogg) · Tornado EF1 · $90,000
  “The tornado touched down in a field south of W Dowlen Road and east of S Hope Road approximately ten miles east southeast of Buffalo Lake or about thirteen miles south of Canyon at 2316 CST.”
• Pawnee County, OK (near Pawnee) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines.”
• Cimarron County, OK (near Keyes) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “High winds reported to have relocated several objects and a heavy wheat drill was damaged.”
• Randall County, TX (near Ogg) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Reported ten miles east southeast of Buffalo Lake.”
• Potter County, TX (near Cliffside) · Hail 1.75″
  “Reported six miles northwest of Amarillo.”
• Swisher County, TX (near Happy) · Hail 1.00″
  “A member of the Happy Fire Department reported quarter size hail immediately east of the city.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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