Storm reports for October 13, 2025

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On October 13, 2025, 2 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Pinal County, AZ. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 53 square miles containing about 6,300 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.

Hail reports (2)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (11 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Peterson) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $1.5 million
  “Extreme and widespread wind damage from a supercell thunderstorm was observed in Tempe. The most severe damage was concentrated in a 2-2.5 mile north-south corridor just east of I-10, between Downtown Tempe and Warner Road.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Kendall) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $300,000
  “Significant wind damage at the Phoenix Zoo in Tempe in the form of approximately a dozen downed trees and a couple of large zoo light displays blown over. The damage caused the closure of the zoo for approximately four days with an estimated $300,000 worth of damage.”
• San Luis Obispo County, CA (near Cambria) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $1,000
  “Strong thunderstorms generated gusty winds. A large tree was knocked down across Santa Rosa Creek Road.”
• San Mateo County, CA (near Butano Park) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $0
  “A strong thunderstorm cell touched down just south of Ano Nuevo State Park at 4:23 PM. Video from a farm near the location showed damage to structures, sparking speculation of a possible tornado. Subsequently, an NWS team conducted a storm survey at the site.”
• Santa Barbara County, CA (near Buellton) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Strong thunderstorms generated very gusty winds. A large tree was blown down across Highway 101.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Palm Spgs) · Hail 2.00″
  “Two-inch diameter hail measured at the area of U.S. 60 and South Idaho Road in Apache Junction. No damages or injuries reported.”

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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