On the map: radar-estimated hail around Iberia Parish, LA, the county with the most homes under 1″+ hail this day. Dots are storm reports. Zoom out for the rest of the day.
Radar-estimated hail
Storm reports for October 21, 2019
On October 21, 2019, 0 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 4 states.
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On October 21, 2019, 0 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 2 square miles, none of it over homes counted in the 2020 Census.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| TN | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| MS | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| TX | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail
| County | Homes | People | Area | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Parish, LA | 0 | 0 | 0 mi² | 1.18″ |
| San Patricio County, TX | 0 | 0 | 2 mi² | 1.43″ |
Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $13,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (5 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Parish, LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Washington County, MS | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Collin County, TX | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Ascension Parish, LA (near Hohem Solms) · Tornado EF0 · $2,000 · 1 injury
“A small tornado briefly touched down near River Road near Geismar around 12PM on Monday, October 21. A small warehouse building was damaged. Roof materials and panels were blown off the structure and thrown roughly 50 yards away. That debris damaged another larger warehouse building.” - Washington County, MS (near Avon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
“Several trees snapped and large branches were blown down. Roofing shingles were also blown off of a house and portions of a roof of another house under construction were damaged.” - Collin County, TX (near Lebanon) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $1,000
“Large tree branches were broken off and a propane grill was tossed on Indian Drive in Plaon.” - Fayette County, TN (near Williston) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
“Barn destroyed along Macon Road. Roof damage to a home and a lot of tree damage along Sonny Road.” - Lauderdale County, TN (near Halls) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
“Numerous trees down in Halls. Damage to metal outbuildings.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for October 21, 2019
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 2 tornado paths from this storm day (2 EF0), 2 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | 75 mph | 1.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 17:39–17:42 UTC | NWS New Orleans |
| EF0 | 80 mph | 0.1 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 1 | 17:00–17:01 UTC | NWS New Orleans |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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