October 2026 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service.
In October 2026, 98 hail, 196 damaging-wind and 54 tornado reports were logged on 22 storm days across 29 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) 5 miles N of Page Springs, AZ on October 22, 2026. The most hail reports came on October 8, 2026 (24). Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 30 days; the widest swath, on October 13, 2026, covered 2,639 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
← September 2026 All 2026 storm days November 2026 →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of October 2026
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States | Radar 1″+ area | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | 16 | 59 | 2 | 2.75″ | 6 | 2,639 mi² | 4.33″ |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 0 | 25 | 15 | – | 5 | 1 mi² | 1.98″ |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 0 | 15 | 16 | – | 6 | 12 mi² | 3.71″ |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1.75″ | 4 | 357 mi² | 3.47″ |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3.00″ | 4 | 1,810 mi² | 3.03″ |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 26 | 0 | – | 5 | 4 mi² | 4.73″ |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ | 2 | 386 mi² | 2.52″ |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2.00″ | 5 | 1,569 mi² | 2.99″ |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1.00″ | 2 | 411 mi² | 2.86″ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3.00″ | 3 | 214 mi² | 3.58″ |
Largest hail reported in October 2026
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 3.00″ (teacup) | 5 mi N of Page Springs, AZ |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 3.00″ (teacup) | 5 mi SW of Rio Rico, AZ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 3.00″ (teacup) | 2 mi SW of Grove City, MN |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 2.75″ (baseball) | 1 mi NE of Matador, TX |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 2.75″ (baseball) | 6 mi E of Mclean, TX |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | 7 mi NE of Hedley, TX |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | 2 mi N of Hazelton, KS |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | 8 mi E of Lipscomb, TX |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | 3 mi ENE of Mesa, AZ |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | 4 mi NE of Glendale, AZ |
Storm reports by state, October 2026
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 28 | 18 | 3 | 3.00″ |
| Texas | 11 | 26 | 8 | 2.75″ |
| New Mexico | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1.75″ |
| Kansas | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2.50″ |
| North Carolina | 0 | 15 | 15 | – |
| Missouri | 0 | 26 | 0 | – |
| Iowa | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 20 | 0 | – |
| California | 0 | 11 | 0 | – |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1.55″ |
| Minnesota | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.00″ |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Georgia | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| Colorado | 0 | 6 | 1 | – |
| Ohio | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| Michigan | 0 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Florida | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Nevada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| South Dakota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| West Virginia | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Wyoming | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| New York | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Connecticut | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Indiana | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nebraska | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| New Jersey | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
Every storm day in October 2026
Oct 1 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30
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.