Storm reports for October 22, 2019

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; 2020 Census housing units. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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On October 22, 2019, 0 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 2 square miles containing about 790 homes.

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

Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

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 $3,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (4 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Columbia County, FL (near Bass) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $2,000
  “A tree was blown down onto a power line. The time of damage was based on radar. Cost of damage estimated for inclusion in Storm Data.”
• St. Johns County, FL (near Elwood) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $1,000
  “A power line was blown down on Vickie Powers road. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.”
• Cabarrus County, NC (near Glass) · Tornado EF0
  “Emergency manager reported a brief, weak tornado developed in the Davidson Rd/Sudbury Rd area of Davidson in extreme northwest Cabarrus County. Damage was primarily limited to multiple uprooted trees and at least one snapped tree. Some beehives were also overturned.”
• Craven County, NC (near Vanceboro) · Tornado EF0
  “A brief tornado occurred near the intersection of Lewis and Gray roads|in northeast Craven County on the evening of October 22nd, 2019. Most of|the damage was confined to a house near this intersection and consisted|of multiple larger branches (4 to 6 in diameter) that were snapped|off.”

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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final