Storm reports for October 30, 2015

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On October 30, 2015, 1 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Val Verde 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

Hail reports (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $18.4 million in property damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (29 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Brazoria County, TX (near Manvel) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000 · 3 injuries
  “The EF-1 tornado tracked along Wink Road between Alvin and Manvel. The tornado injured three people as it destroyed one mobile home and damaged several other mobile homes. The estimated peak wind was 100 mph.”
• Brazoria County, TX (near Hastings) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000 · 2 injuries
  “The EF-1 tornado tracked along a trailer park in Alvin where it damaged fifteen to twenty trailers and overturned one trailer. An elderly couple sustained injuries in the overturned trailer. The estimated peak wind was 90 mph.”
• Harris County, TX (near Ellington Field) · Tornado EF2 · $12 million
  “An EF-2 tornado began near the Genoa Red Bluff and Red Bluff intersection in Pasadena and ended near the Spencer Highway and Myrtle Creek Drive intersection |in La Porte. The tornado caused extensive tree, fence and power line damage.”
• Galveston County, TX (near League City S S Arpt) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million
  “The EF-2 tornado touched down just east of Clover Field Airport (Brazoria County) and continued on a narrow northeast track into Galveston County. This tornado expanded in size and weakened in intensity as it approached FM 518 over the last half of its track.”
• Travis County, TX (near Elroy) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $500,000
  “A gas station near the Circuit of the Americas race trace sustained wind damage. Several tents and temporary structures were also damaged at the racetrack along with a portion of the grandstands.”
• Harris County, TX (near Highlands) · Tornado EF0 · $200,000
  “An EF-0 tornado began in the Rio Villa subdivision along the San Jacinto River where|several homes received minor roof damage. The tornado damage ended near Evangeline street in Barrett where there was mainly tree and power line damage. The estimated peak wind was 75 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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