Storm reports for October 18, 2019

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On October 18, 2019, 0 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 3 states.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10.9 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (7 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Polk County, FL (near (Lal)Lakeland Muni A) · Tornado EF2 · $10 million
  “A long, continuous path of damage was found in western Polk County from a tornado, causing extensive EF-2 damage. An NWS survey and subsequent Civil Air Patrol aerial survey found numerous homes and businesses with damage to roofs, fascia, awnings, and screen enclosures, as well as fences and trees…”
• Lee County, FL (near Cape Coral) · Tornado EF1 · $600,000
  “A tornado touched down in northwest Cape Coral, damaging 18 homes and several vehicles. Most of the damage to homes involved partial roof damage, and fascia, siding, and awnings being blown off the homes. A couple of cars were rolled over, totaling the vehicles. No injuries were reported.”
• Mason County, WA (near Bay Shr) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “Between approximately 6:02 - 6:07 PM on the evening of October 18, a tornado touched down near Shelton in Mason County, Washington and traveled approximately 0.68 miles before moving over the water of Pickering Passage and dissipating as a waterspout.”
• Pinellas County, FL (near Oakhurst) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “Damage was reported to several homes in the Twelve Oaks Mobile Home Park in Seminole. A few homes had roof, window, and carport damage, and several trees were knocked down. No injuries were reported.”
• Collier County, FL (near Marco) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $1,000
  “Marco Island Police Department reported a powerline down near South Collier Blvd associated with a strong wind gust from a thunderstorm.”
• Collier County, FL (near Royal Palm) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $1,000
  “A viewer watching NBC 2 reported to the NWS Miami that a fence has blown over from winds associated with a thunderstorm moving through the community.”

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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