October 2025 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In October 2025, 99 hail, 222 damaging-wind and 26 tornado reports were logged on 24 storm days across 31 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Oklahoma County, OK on October 23, 2025. The most hail reports came on October 23, 2025 (28). Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 31 days; the widest swath, on October 24, 2025, covered 1,531 square miles.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of October 2025
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States | Radar 1″+ area | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | 16 | 55 | 4 | 1.75″ | 11 | 347 mi² | 2.32″ |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 11 | 45 | 2 | 1.75″ | 1 | 1,531 mi² | 2.70″ |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3.00″ | 2 | 539 mi² | 3.15″ |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 0 | 28 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 mi² | 1.36″ |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1.25″ | 3 | 8 mi² | 2.72″ |
| Oct 5, 2025 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1.00″ | 3 | 190 mi² | 2.27″ |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1.00″ | 5 | 212 mi² | 2.15″ |
| Oct 17, 2025 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.00″ | 3 | 92 mi² | 2.50″ |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | 4 | 109 mi² | 2.21″ |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2.00″ | 2 | 53 mi² | 2.40″ |
Largest hail reported in October 2025
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2025 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Oklahoma County, OK |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Pinal County, AZ |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Oklahoma County, OK |
| Oct 6, 2025 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Kingman County, KS |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Yuma County, CO |
| Oct 18, 2025 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Calhoun County, AR |
| Oct 18, 2025 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | McIntosh County, OK |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Clay County, TX |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Oklahoma County, OK |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Oklahoma County, OK |
Storm reports by state, October 2025
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 15 | 59 | 5 | 1.75″ |
| Oklahoma | 39 | 5 | 0 | 3.00″ |
| Louisiana | 1 | 26 | 9 | 1.00″ |
| Kansas | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Kentucky | 0 | 14 | 1 | – |
| California | 0 | 14 | 0 | – |
| Mississippi | 0 | 10 | 4 | – |
| Arizona | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Illinois | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.75″ |
| West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Florida | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Tennessee | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Utah | 0 | 9 | 0 | – |
| Colorado | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Indiana | 0 | 8 | 0 | – |
| Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Missouri | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| New Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Virginia | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Michigan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Nevada | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Ohio | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Idaho | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| South Dakota | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Washington | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Alabama | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| North Carolina | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| North Dakota | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Reports for the current year are preliminary; the counts change when NOAA publishes the final data. Read more about NOAA storm reports.