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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in October 2018

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States in October 2018 from October 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
86
Wind Reports
269
Tornado Reports
123
Max Hail Size
2.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · October 2018 · 2018–present Updated  Daily · last Oct 31, 2018

NWS Hail Reports in October 2018

30 reports
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1.00″ hail
Oct 28, 2018
11:38 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Jackson County · 8,943 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: MPING REPORT OF ONE INCH HAIL
NWS Hail Report Location: Fletcher, WV
1.00″ hail
Oct 28, 2018
11:22 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Jackson County · 8,943 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZED HAIL OBSERVED AT THE 911 CALL CENTER IN RIPLEY
NWS Hail Report Location: Ripley, WV
1.00″ hail
Oct 28, 2018
11:00 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Meigs County · 7,291 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Reedsville, OH
1.00″ hail
Oct 28, 2018
10:55 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Gallia County · 9,014 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PUBLIC REPORT OF NICKEL AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES
NWS Hail Report Location: Kanauga, OH
1.00″ hail
Oct 28, 2018
10:49 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Meigs County · 7,291 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 NNW Chester, OH
1.00″ hail
Oct 28, 2018
10:34 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Meigs County · 7,291 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF PAGEVILLE ROAD AND ROUTE 684 IN PAGEVILLE
NWS Hail Report Location: Pageville, OH
1.00″ hail
Oct 28, 2018
9:36 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Summit County · 177,487 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL DAMAGED A WINDOW.
NWS Hail Report Location: Akron, OH
1.00″ hail
Oct 28, 2018
9:00 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Summit County · 177,487 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL DAMAGED A WINDOW.
NWS Hail Report Location: Akron, OH
1.00″ hail
Oct 23, 2018
11:50 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Maricopa County · 1,189,056 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: **DELAYED REPORT** PUBLIC REPORTED 1 INCH HAIL STONES.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 NE Beardsley, AZ
1.00″ hail
Oct 23, 2018
11:47 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Maricopa County · 1,189,056 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: NICKEL TO QUARTER-SIZED HAIL IN GLENDALE VIA PICTURE ON TWITTER.
NWS Hail Report Location: Glendale, AZ
1.00″ hail
Oct 23, 2018
11:30 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Maricopa County · 1,189,056 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER-SIZED HAIL IN PEORIA AT N 75TH AVE. AND OLIVE AVE.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 ESE Peoria, AZ
1.00″ hail
Oct 23, 2018
11:24 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Maricopa County · 1,189,056 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: **CORRECTED REPORT...CORRECTS THE TIME OF A PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM GLENDALE. NICKEL TO QUARTER-SIZED HAIL IN GLENDALE VIA PICTURE ON TWITTER WITH TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: Glendale, AZ
1.25″ hail
Oct 23, 2018
10:30 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Maricopa County · 1,189,056 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: **DELAYED REPORT...QUARTER TO HALF-DOLLAR-SIZED HAIL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF N PIMA RD. AND E HAPPY VALLEY RD. VIA TWITTER PHOTO AND VIDEO.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 NNE North Scottsdale, AZ
1.00″ hail
Oct 23, 2018
8:30 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Pinal County · 136,257 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PHOTO FROM TWITTER OF HAILSTONE FROM APACHE JUNCTION.
NWS Hail Report Location: Apache Junction, AZ
1.50″ hail
Oct 23, 2018
7:35 PM UTC
Hail report for October 2018
Pima County · 284,034 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 E Three Points, AZ
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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 in October 2018

30 reports
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UNK mph
Oct 31, 2018
11:59 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Rusk County · 15,894 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES REPORTED DOWN IN NEW LONDON ON FM 1513.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSW New London, TX
UNK mph
Oct 31, 2018
11:55 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Rusk County · 15,894 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: KTRE VIEWER REPORTS LARGE SWATH OF DOWNED TREES ALONG COUNTY ROAD 4261 IN SOUTHERN RUSK COUNTY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 N Cushing, TX
UNK mph
Oct 31, 2018
10:40 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Spencer County · 6,811 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 NNE FAIRFIELD. 1 TREE DOWN. WATER OVER SOME ROADS THAT TYPICALLY FLOOD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 NNE Fairfield, KY
UNK mph
Oct 31, 2018
10:35 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Comal County · 55,080 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE LIVE OAK TREE SNAPPED AT TRUNK. DAMAGE ALSO TO PATIO FURNITURE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 NW Garden Ridge, TX
UNK mph
Oct 31, 2018
10:24 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN BLOCKING VIRGINIA AVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 ENE Nazareth, KY
UNK mph
Oct 31, 2018
10:09 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Bowie County · 26,754 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN IN THE SIMMS AREA.
NWS Wind Report Location: 9 SW New Boston, TX
UNK mph
Oct 31, 2018
10:03 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN BLOCKING BOSTON RD NEAR THE HARDIN COUNTY LINE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 WSW Boston, KY
UNK mph
Oct 31, 2018
9:40 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Morris County · 4,404 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 4201 IN THE ROCKY BRANCH COMMUNITY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SE Omaha, TX
UNK mph
Oct 31, 2018
9:39 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 SSE RINEYVILLE. SEVERAL BUILDINGS DAMAGED AND TREES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SSE Rineyville, KY
UNK mph
Oct 31, 2018
9:30 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Ohio County · 6,949 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 4 TREES AND MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: Beaver Dam, KY
UNK mph
Oct 31, 2018
9:10 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Sevier County · 4,491 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORTS OF A LARGE TREE TAKING OUT A POWER LINE... AND KNOCKING OUT POWER TO SOME HOUSES WITHIN THE DE QUEEN CITY LIMITS.
NWS Wind Report Location: De Queen, AR
58 mph
Oct 31, 2018
1:32 AM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Apache County · 20,341 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ADOT SENSOR ON I-40 NEAR LUPTON REPORTED GUST TO 58 MPH ON THE HOURLY OB RECEIVED AT 6:32 PM MST OB. CFP AND TSTORMS IN AREA.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lupton, AZ
65 mph
Oct 29, 2018
1:58 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Dukes County · 15,652 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Woods Hole, MA
UNK mph
Oct 29, 2018
1:52 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
Barnstable County · 135,286 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON OYSTER POND ROAD
NWS Wind Report Location: Woods Hole, MA
UNK mph
Oct 29, 2018
12:48 PM UTC
Wind report for October 2018
New London County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON NORTH ANGUILLA RD.
NWS Wind Report Location: Pawcatuck, CT
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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 in October 2018

30 reports
UNK category
Oct 31, 2018
11:48 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Nacogdoches County · 16,506 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS NEAR 107 MPH TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE COMMUNITY OF CUSHING... IN A FORESTED AREA WEST OF 6TH STREET. THIS TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST ON THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDE OF CUSHING... WHERE IT PICKED UP AND FLIPPED BOTH A TRAMPOLINE AND AN ABOVE GROUND POOL WHILE DAMAGING THE FRAME OF A MOBILE HOME. THE MOST FOCUSED DAMAGE WAS ALONG THE CORNER OF EUCALYPTUS AVENUE AND 4TH STREET... WHERE SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. AS THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST... IT TORE OFF HALF OF A SHEET METAL ROOF OF A HOUSE AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 204... WHILE ALSO SNAPPING A CROSS OF A POWER POLE. ADDITIONAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 204 ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF CUSHING. THE ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH OF THE TORNADO WAS 100 YARDS... WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 1.5 MILES.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 SW Cushing, TX
UNK category
Oct 31, 2018
9:39 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF-1 TORNADO 2.5 MILES LONG/80 YARDS WIDE WITH MAX WINDS OF 100 MPH DAMAGED OUTBUILDINGS... ROOFS/SIDING ON HOMES... A TRAVEL TRAILER... AND ANOTHER VEHICLE SOUTH OF RINEYVILLE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SSW Rineyville, KY
UNK category
Oct 31, 2018
8:20 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Austin County · 10,023 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 S Sealy, TX
UNK category
Oct 31, 2018
8:10 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Colorado County · 7,456 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 10 W Eagle Lake, TX
UNK category
Oct 31, 2018
7:56 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Colorado County · 7,456 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: MULTIPLE VIDEOS OF THIS WELL-FORMED TORNADO IN A RURAL PART OF COLORADO COUNTY ABOUT 3 MILES SE OF EAGLE LAKE. TORNADO REMAINED IN A FIELD SO NO APPRECIATE DAMAGE DONE; BECAUSE OF THIS... KEPT RATING AS EF-0.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 ESE Rayner Junction, TX
UNK category
Oct 29, 2018
10:30 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Marion County · 82,012 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A FIREFIGHTER IN JEFFERSON REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND EAST OF JEFFERSON... MOVING EAST IN THE DIRECTION OF MARION. A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY FOUND TREE DAMAGE 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF JEFFERSON. BASED ON DAMAGE FOUND... THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NE Jefferson, OR
UNK category
Oct 29, 2018
10:30 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Marion County · 82,012 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A FIREFIGHTER IN JEFFERSON REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND EAST OF JEFFERSON... MOVING EAST IN THE DIRECTION OF MARION. NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 E Jefferson, OR
UNK category
Oct 29, 2018
9:17 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Washington County · 139,104 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED A WEAK TORNADO... RATED EF-0... BRIEFLY OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 29 AROUND 217 PM. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL GREENHOUSE STRUCTURES AT A FARM ALONG KEMPER RD WAS CONSISTENT WITH TORNADO DAMAGE. TORNADO WAS LIKELY ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE... PER DAMAGE PATH AND WITNESS ACCOUNTS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 NNW Forest Grove, OR
UNK category
Oct 29, 2018
1:58 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Barnstable County · 135,286 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A WATERSPOUT IN VINEYARD SOUND MOVED ONSHORE IN WOODS HOLE... MA AND THEN QUICKLY DISSIPATED. AN EYEWITNESS AT THE WOODS HOLE GOLF CLUB SAW FOUR WOODEN CHAIRS LOFTED AND SWIRLING IN THE AIR AND THEY ENDED UP 500 FEET AWAY. IT WAS AN EF-0... WITH WINDS OF 60-65 MPH... A 0.1 MILE PATH LENGTH... AND A 10 YEAR PATH WIDTH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Woods Hole, MA
UNK category
Oct 28, 2018
10:10 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Athens County · 15,891 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS SURVEY DETERMINED AN EF0 TOUCHED DOWN NEAR CULLISON ROAD TO NEAR KIMBERLY ROAD... BETWEEN CONNETT AND NELSONVILLE. TIME OF EVENT IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR AND IS PRELIMINARY
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NE Connett, OH
UNK category
Oct 28, 2018
9:58 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Multnomah County · 196,734 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A WEAK TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED BY NWS STORM SURVEY IN NORTH PORTLAND. MINOR TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND THREE SEMI-TRUCK TRAILERS WERE OVERTURNED IN A PARKING AREA NEAR MARINE DRIVE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 W Portland Airport, OR
UNK category
Oct 23, 2018
11:20 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Maricopa County · 1,189,056 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: ** DELAYED REPORT ** EF0 LANDSPOUT TORNADO FORMED IN GLENDALE AND CROSSED NORTHERN END OF AIRPORT RUNWAY. EVIDENCE INCLUDES TERMINAL DOPPLER RADAR... VISUAL REPORT FROM AIRPORT TOWER... AND VIDEOS SUPPLIED BY PUBLIC AND MEDIA. NO DAMAGE REPORTS RECEIVED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 SSE Youngtown, AZ
UNK category
Oct 23, 2018
8:26 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Worcester County · 201,388 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF-0 TORNADO (70-80 MPH) TOUCHED DOWN FROM THE NORTHERN PART OF BRIGHAM POND IN HUBBARDSTON... TO JUST WEST OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF OLD WESTMINSTER ROAD... FROM 426-429 PM EDT ON OCTOBER 23... 2018. THE TORNADO'S PATH WAS ABOUT A MILE LONG... AND THE PATH WIDTH WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS. DOZENS OF TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED IN HALF. A FEW TELEPHONE POLES WERE SNAPPED AT THE TOP. SOME SIDING FROM A BUILDING WAS DISCOVERED ON OLD WESTMINSTER ROAD.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 SW Hubbardston, MA
UNK category
Oct 23, 2018
8:13 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Bristol County · 127,671 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF-1 TORNADO HIT A SMALL PORTION OF NORTON FROM 413-415 PM EDT. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 90-95 MPH. THE TORNADO BEGAN ON FREEMAN ST.... JUST NORTH OF RTE 123. IT MOVED NORTHEAST... CUTTING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF NORTON RESERVOIR... ACROSS RTE 140... AND LIFTED ON THE SOUTHERNMOST PORTION OF RESERVOIR ST. NUMEROUS OAK AND PINE TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. A GARAGE SUFFERED DAMAGE FROM A FALLEN TREE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE HOME. PATH LENGTH 0.8 MILES. PATH WIDTH 170 YARDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Norton, MA
UNK category
Oct 23, 2018
8:03 PM UTC
Tornado report for October 2018
Worcester County · 201,388 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF-1 TORNADO (90-95 MPH) TOUCHED DOWN FROM 403-406PM EDT ON OCT 23... 2018 FROM THE MIDDLE OF PATRILL HOLLOW RD IN HARDWICK... INTO A WOODED AREA NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF PATRILL HOLLOW RD AND CZESKY RD. THE TORNADO'S PATH WAS 0.7 MILES LONG AND ABOUT 350 YARDS WIDE. MORE THAN 150 TREES... MANY OF WHICH WERE MEDIUM TO LARGE OAKS... WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ON PATRILL HOLLOW RD. WHILE MOST WERE BLOWN DOWN FROM SW TO SE... WE FOUND SEVERAL BLOWN DOWN FROM E TO W... INDICATING ROTATION.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 WSW Hardwick, MA
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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.

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October 31, 2018 17
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October 22, 2018 5
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October 21, 2018 12
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October 20, 2018 11
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October 15, 2018 2
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October 14, 2018 11
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October 13, 2018 27
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October 12, 2018 5
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October 11, 2018 26
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October 8, 2018 12
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many storm reports were recorded in October 2018?

Our records show 86 hail, 269 wind, and 123 tornado reports in October 2018, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on October 31, 2018.

What was the largest hail reported in October 2018?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in October 2018 is 2.75″, reported near Hatchel, TX.

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 in October 2018 — 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 in October 2018 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 in October 2018?

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 in October 2018 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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