Storm reports for October 18, 2015

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On October 18, 2015, 10 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Maricopa County, AZ.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $155,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (20 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Glendale) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $75,000
  “Scattered thunderstorms developed over the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on October 18th and some of them affected the town of Glendale. Due in part to elevated levels of moisture and instability, a few of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Glendale) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “Scattered thunderstorms moved across the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on October 18th, and some of them affected the town of Glendale. Some of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds.”
• Mohave County, AZ (near Golden Valley) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “The same storm produced hail estimated at 1.50 inches.”
• Box Elder County, UT (near Lakeside) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph
  “The Gunnison Island mesonet site recorded a maximum wind gust of 68 mph.”
• Tooele County, UT (near Wendover Af Aux Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “The Wendover Airport AWOS recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph.”
• Mohave County, AZ (near Golden Valley) · Hail 1.50″
  “The same storm produced an estimated gust of 70 mph.”

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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