Storm reports for October 3, 2015

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On October 3, 2015, 12 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Doña Ana County, NM.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 13 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Charleston County, SC (near Scanlonville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “The public reported a tree down in Cooper Estates. The tree went through the front door of a home.”
• Doña Ana County, NM (near (Lru)Las Cruces Arpt) · Hail 2.00″
  “Numerous cars and homes damaged. Sky lights broken.”
• Doña Ana County, NM (near (Lru)Las Cruces Arpt) · Hail 1.75″
  “Mainly quarter size, but some stones were up to golf ball size.”
• El Paso County, TX (near Biggs Afb) · Hail 0.88″
  “Nickel sized hail was reported near Fort Bliss.”

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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