Storm reports for October 2, 2018

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On October 2, 2018, 22 hail, 75 damaging-wind and 21 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Clinton County, PA.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (118 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Crawford County, PA (near Conneautville) · Tornado EF2 · $750,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down in a field on the eastern edge of Conneautville and tracked eastward roughly parallel to Highway 198. The tornado quickly strengthened to EF2 intensity and destroyed a duplex. A nursing home was also damaged and lost large sections of roofing.”
• Suffolk County, NY (near Ronkonkoma) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey of damage in the Hamlet of Ronkonkoma New York was conducted in conjunction with the Town of Islip. Based on the results of this survey and NWS Doppler Radar data the following information has been determined.”
• Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near New Canaan) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “A National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Survey of damage was conducted with|Connecticut Emergency Management and Homeland Security and the New Canaan|and Norwalk Offices of Emergency Management in the area from New Canaan to Norwalk.”
• Westchester County, NY (near Kitchawan) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “A National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Survey of damage in the town of New Castle New York was conducted in conjunction with the Westchester County Office of Emergency Management, and New Castle Police. Based on the results of this survey and NWS Doppler Radar the following results were determined.”
• Rockland County, NY (near Willow Grove) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000
  “A National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Survey Team, in conjunction with the Rockland County Office of Fire and Emergency Services, conducted a storm survey of the damage around Stony Point New York. Based on the results of this survey and NWS Doppler Radar the following has been determined.”
• Crawford County, PA (near Woodcock) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000
  “A NWS storm survey found an EF-1 tornado touched down near Price Road in rural Crawford County just north of Blooming Valley. The tornado tracked east-southeast towards Highway 77 and the Richmond Township area. There were numerous trees uprooted or snapped along the path in a heavily forest area.”

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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