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Storm reports for October 23, 2015
On October 23, 2015, 1 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 2 states.
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On October 23, 2015, 1 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Nolan 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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| TX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
Hail reports (1)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | 1.75″ | Nolan County, TX |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $16,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (8 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County, IA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Carroll County, IA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Plymouth County, IA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Cherokee County, IA (near Larrabee) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
“A brief tornado tore most of the roof off a house.” - Carroll County, IA (near Halbur) · Tornado EF0 · $5,000
“This tornado left a pronounced track in several fields and damaged several small outbuildings.” - Plymouth County, IA (near Hinton) · Tornado EF0 · $1,000
“A brief tornado caused tree damage, including up to 3 inch diameter branches blown down.” - Sioux County, IA (near Alton) · Tornado EF0
“A brief tornado caused no reported damage.” - Sioux County, IA (near Newkirk) · Tornado EF0
“A brief tornado caused no reported damage.” - O'Brien County, IA (near Sheldon) · Tornado EF0
“A brief tornado in a field caused little damage.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for October 23, 2015
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 14 tornado paths from this storm day (14 EF0), 25 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | 70 mph | 4.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:40–23:47 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | 70 mph | 4.2 mi | 60 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:17–00:24 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | 65 mph | 3.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:08–01:13 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | – | 2.0 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 01:45 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | 65 mph | 1.9 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:38–00:42 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | – | 1.8 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 01:30 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | – | 1.6 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 01:55 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | – | 1.6 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 01:35 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | – | 0.9 mi | 60 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:03–00:04 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | – | 0.9 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 01:45 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | – | 0.8 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 01:53 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | 65 mph | 0.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:42–02:43 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | – | 0.5 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 01:51 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
| EF0 | – | 0.5 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 01:54 UTC | NWS Des Moines |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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