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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on October 6, 1994

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on October 6, 1994 from October 6, 1994 through October 6, 1994, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
23
Wind Reports
20
Tornado Reports
6
Max Hail Size
2.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · October 6, 1994 · 1994–present Updated  Daily · last Oct 6, 1994

NWS Hail Reports on October 6, 1994

23 reports
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0.75″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
7:40 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Geary County · 7,946 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Ogden, KS
1.00″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
7:35 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Riley County · 14,653 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Ft. Riley, KS
0.75″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
7:00 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Calhoun County · 4,083 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Lake City, IA
0.75″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
6:32 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Carroll County · 7,670 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: W Arcadia, IA
0.75″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
6:20 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Riley County · 14,653 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: May Day, KS
1.00″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
6:05 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Crawford County · 5,262 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: SSE Buck Grove, IA
1.75″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
6:02 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Shelby County · 4,803 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: S Earling, IA
0.75″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
5:57 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Dickinson County · 7,784 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: W Abilene, KS
1.75″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
5:40 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Shelby County · 4,803 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Portsmouth, IA
1.75″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
5:17 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Crawford County · 5,262 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: SW Dow City, IA
1.75″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
5:17 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Crawford County · 5,262 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: SW Dow City, IA
0.75″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
5:10 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Douglas County · 164,395 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: NW Omaha, NE
2.75″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
4:49 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Monona County · 3,715 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: E Soldier, IA
0.88″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
4:46 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Crawford County · 5,262 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: W Charter Oak, IA
0.88″ hail
Oct 6, 1994
4:46 PM CST
Hail report for October 6, 1994
Crawford County · 5,262 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: NW Charter Oak, IA
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

NWS Wind Reports on October 6, 1994

20 reports
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UNK mph
Oct 6, 1994
10:25 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Mower County · 13,134 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed a storage building and damaged several grain bins.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, MN
58 mph
Oct 6, 1994
10:25 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Mitchell County · 4,329 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The seasons first strongly dynamic weather system moved through the central U.S. The surface low formed over the Rockies and advanced across the plains into South Dakota by the late afternoon hours of the 6th. A cold front arched southeast and south of the low across central South Dakota into eastern Nebraska during the late afternoon hours. During the afternoon hours, the middle level dry slot raced north across Kansas, eastern Nebraska, into South Dakota. The surface showed an unstable weather situation. To the east of the cold front, which was actually more a dry line than a cold front, temperatures reached the upper 70s to lower 80s, with dew point temperatures in the lower to middle 60s. Dew point temperatures briefly reach 70 at a few locations during the early evening hours. Behind the dry line, dew point temperatures dropped to the upper 30s and 40s, with a few upper 20s in under the core of the dry slot. Directional sheer was weak, however a strong speed sheer existed. Lifted indices were around -5° C with a nearly 80 kt wind speed in the middle levels. Helicity values increased to around 350 M2/S2 in the pre-storm environment. A line of thunderstorms fired up during the mid to late afternoon hours. The storms quickly became severe as they moved into western Iowa. The hardest hit area was the west central counties where many areas were pelted with large hail. Monona and Crawford Counties were especially hard hit as a series of severe storms moved northeast along the main line of storms. There were numerous reports of golf ball size hail. One storm produced baseball size hail as it passed over the Ute area of Monona County. Baseball size hail also fell a short time later east of Soldier. WSR-88D radar VIL values with this storm were in the 60-65 Kg/M-2 range with the storm. A deep meso circulation was detected over northern Shelby and southern Crawford Counties with one of the storms. A tornado warning was issued. A funnel cloud was reported east of Defiance in Shelby County. It became a tornado briefly south of Manilla near the Shelby/Crawford County line. It passed through fields, causing some crop damage. The tornado dissipated with only a funnel cloud remaining as it passed over Manilla. A short time earlier, these storms produced golf ball size hail southeast of Earling in Shelby County. One farmstead reported 5 windows being broken out by the hail. Siding on the house was also damaged. The storms weakened as the moved east during the early evening. As the line advanced, a weak bow echo formed along the line. This bow echo produced gusty winds of 55 to 60 MPH as it passed over Webster, Boone, Wright, and Winnebago Counties. Damage was minor, however many trees were downed. The roof of one building was blown off and strewn across a field near Gowrie in Webster County. Part of a roof was torn off of a shed at Forest City in Winnebago County. The roof was removed from another farm building on a farmstead near Stacyville in Mitchell County. Damage was also reported west of Pilot Mound and north of Ogden in Boone County. High winds destroyed a 60 X 100 foot farm building on a farm north of Ogden. Damage on that farm was close to $50,000. The storms continued east but weakened slightly. Winds of 40 to 55 MPH were common, however the storms remained below severe levels through the rest of the night.
NWS Wind Report Location: Stacyville, IA
58 mph
Oct 6, 1994
9:35 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Winnebago County · 4,318 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lake Mills, IA
58 mph
Oct 6, 1994
9:23 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Winnebago County · 4,318 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Forest City, IA
58 mph
Oct 6, 1994
9:05 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Boone County · 9,755 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Boone, IA
58 mph
Oct 6, 1994
9:01 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Wright County · 5,314 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, IA
58 mph
Oct 6, 1994
9:00 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Boone County · 9,755 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: W Pilot Mound, IA
58 mph
Oct 6, 1994
8:58 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Boone County · 9,755 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Ogden, IA
58 mph
Oct 6, 1994
8:39 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Webster County · 13,143 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Fort Dodge Arpt, IA
60 mph
Oct 6, 1994
8:38 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Webster County · 13,143 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lanyon, IA
58 mph
Oct 6, 1994
8:33 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Webster County · 13,143 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Gowrie, IA
63 mph
Oct 6, 1994
8:15 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Rice County · 3,848 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Dime-size hail fell near Bushton, 20 miles northeast of Great Bend.
NWS Wind Report Location: S Westmoreland, KS
UNK mph
Oct 6, 1994
6:00 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Lake County · 4,196 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds destroyed a 50 x 100 foot machine shed.
NWS Wind Report Location: Madison Sd, SD
UNK mph
Oct 6, 1994
5:30 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Grant County · 2,677 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds damaged a commercial building under construction.
NWS Wind Report Location: Milbank Sd, SD
UNK mph
Oct 6, 1994
5:15 PM CST
Wind report for October 6, 1994
Lincoln County · 2,730 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Strong thunderstorm winds tipped a trailer and tore shingles from a roof near Ivanhoe.
NWS Wind Report Location: Ivanhoe, MN
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

NWS Tornado Reports on October 6, 1994

6 reports
F1 category
Oct 6, 1994
6:14 PM CST
Tornado report for October 6, 1994
Shelby County · 4,803 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: S Manilla To, IA
F0 category
Oct 6, 1994
5:20 PM CST
Tornado report for October 6, 1994
Traverse County · 1,604 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A small tornado traveled along an intermittent path east of Browns Valley damaging several buildings on a local farmstead.
NWS Tornado Report Location: EE Browns Valley, MN
F0 category
Oct 6, 1994
5:10 PM CST
Tornado report for October 6, 1994
Lincoln County · 2,730 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A small tornado skipped along a path north of Ivanhoe damaging crops in several area fields.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Waseca, MN
F1 category
Oct 6, 1994
5:00 PM CST
Tornado report for October 6, 1994
Roberts County · 3,945 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado destroyed several small farm buildings, a garage, damaged farm machinery, blew down a grain bin, and uprooted several trees. Several hogs were killed when their shed was destroyed and minor damage was done to some homes. The tornado drove a 6 foot long 1x6 piece of lumber through the center of a large tree limb.
NWS Tornado Report Location: E To 7Ne Of, SD
F0 category
Oct 6, 1994
4:55 PM CST
Tornado report for October 6, 1994
Emmons County · 1,669 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The path and length were estimated.
NWS Tornado Report Location: W Strasburg, ND
F0 category
Oct 6, 1994
4:54 PM CST
Tornado report for October 6, 1994
Day County · 2,939 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A brief tornado touchdown was reported by state police.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, SD
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

NWS Hail, Wind and Tornado Reports on October 6, 1994 on the Interactive Map

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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many storm reports were recorded on October 6, 1994?

Our records show 23 hail, 20 wind, and 6 tornado reports on October 6, 1994, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on October 6, 1994.

What was the largest hail reported on October 6, 1994?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on October 6, 1994 is 2.75″, reported near E Soldier, IA.

Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?

Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.

A report appeared near my home on October 6, 1994 — is my roof damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.

I am buying or selling a home — how do these on October 6, 1994 reports help?

If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.

How do I check what happened at a specific address on October 6, 1994?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events on October 6, 1994 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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