Storm reports for October 23, 2018

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On October 23, 2018, 10 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Pima 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 $1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (16 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Providence County, RI (near North Providence) · Tornado EF1 · $1 million
  “The tornado initially touched down in North Providence on Meadow View Blvd. around 331 PM EDT, where large branches were downed, including one on a car and a fence. In this area, wind speeds were estimated to be 60-70 mph, which is classified as EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.”
• Bristol County, MA (near Norton) · Tornado EF1 · $20,000
  “The same storm cell that produced the North Providence and Lincoln, Rhode Island tornado spawned another tornado, which touched down in Norton, MA at approximately 413 PM EDT. The tornado began on Freeman Street, just north of West Main Street (Route 123).”
• Middlesex County, MA (near Silver Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 53 mph · $10,000
  “At 5:35 PM EST, a tree fell on a house on Ohio Street in Wilmington.”
• Worcester County, MA (near Hardwick) · Tornado EF1
  “A tornado touched down south of the middle stretch of Patrill Hollow Road in Hardwick around 403 PM EDT. It then moved northeast, crossing the road and ended up in a wooded area to the northwest of the intersection of Patrill Hollow Road and Czesky Road, to the south of Greenwich Road.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Scottsdale Muni) · Hail 1.25″
  “Thunderstorms with large hail developed during the afternoon hours over the northeast portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area on October 23rd, and they affected areas around the community of Scottsdale.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Glendale Muni Arpt) · Hail 1.00″
  “Thunderstorms with large hail developed across the northwest portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on October 23rd, and some of the stronger storms affected areas around the community of Peoria.”

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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