Storm reports for October 21, 2018

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On October 21, 2018, 11 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Santa Cruz 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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $56,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (14 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pinal County, AZ (near Coolidge) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorms with very large hail developed to the southeast of the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours on October 21st. Some of the stronger storms produced hail with diameters well in excess of one inch and they affected the areas around the town of Coolidge.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Ocotillo) · Thunderstorm wind 56 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorms developed to the south of Phoenix during the evening hours on October 21st and some of the stronger storms affected areas around the town of Maricopa.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Green Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds uprooted a tree at an apartment complex near La Canada Drive and Via Alamos Drive.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Three Pts) · Hail 1.50″
  “Thunderstorm produced one inch diameter hail near Three Points and 1.5 diameter hail in Sahuarita.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Goldfield) · Hail 1.50″
  “Thunderstorms developed to the east of Phoenix during the late afternoon hours on October 21st; some of the stronger storms affected the community of Gold Canyon which is only a few miles east of Apache Junction. Large hail was reported with some of the storms.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Hightown) · Hail 1.00″
  “Thunderstorms with large hail developed to the southeast of Phoenix during the early evening hours on October 21st. According to a report from a trained weather spotter, at 1944MST large hail was reported about 3 miles to the northwest of Chandler, near the intersection of Warner Road and…”

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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