Storm reports for October 29, 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 29, 2019, 2 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Delaware County, OK. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 1 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

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.

Hail reports (2)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage and 1 injury 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

• Hardin County, TX (near Kountze Silsbee Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 138 mph · $3 million · 1 injury
  “A thunderstorm downburst produced wind gusts of 90 to 100 mph across parts of Hardin County from Kountze to Silsbee. Damage started around the Hwy 326/ Hwy 770 intersection southwest of Kountze, where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.”
• Jasper County, TX (near Le Verte) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Multiple trees were downed along FM 1004. A barn also partially lost its roof.”
• Nassau County, FL (near Italia) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $3,000
  “The public had video of a strong thunderstorm with winds near 45 mph located near the Plumbers Creek Drive near I-95 and State Road 200. A few trees were blown down. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data.”
• Harris County, TX (near Spring) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Trees were downed in the Lexington Woods subdivision.”
• Okmulgee County, OK (near Okmulgee) · Hail 0.88″
  “Hail up to the size of nickels covered the ground.”

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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