October 13, 2026 · Hail and wind · 50 states

October 13 in storm history: 5.00-inch hail near Brownwood, TX.

Historical hail and wind highs for October 13, with community Census context and a comparison to October 13, 2026.

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Archive: 1955-01-17 – 2026-10-15
Revision 24 · Prepared Oct 15, 2026 15:01 UTC

Reports for the selected date: 46; Hail and wind reports combined; not a count of unique storms
States with selected-date reports: 4; Based on available reports
Comparison period: 1955–2025; Earlier October 13 dates; selected year excluded

01 · Hail

Hail · Record and comparison

Selected date2.75 inMatador, TXOctober 13, 2026

Historical high5.00 inBrownwood, TXOctober 13, 1960

Diameter is shown on a shared scale. A dotted circle means no numerical hail size is available; it does not represent a hailstone.

Rank among annual October 13 peaks: 2 of 29 years with an eligible numerical report. Ties share a rank.
Time since the benchmark: 66 years
Median prior annual peak: 1.75 in across 28 years with numerical reports.

02 · Wind

Wind · Record and comparison

Selected dateTurkey, TX

81.0 mphType not stated

Historical highGrand Isle, LA

111.6 mphEstimated

Shared scale: 0–120 mph. Explicit knot measurements are converted to mph; unknown units are excluded. Measurement type is preserved.

Rank among annual October 13 peaks: 8 of 29 years with an eligible numerical report. Ties share a rank.
Time since the benchmark: 25 years
Median prior annual peak: 69.05 mph across 28 years with numerical reports.

03 · Communities

The communities behind the reports

Stored local Census profiles provide context for each report. These are whole-community estimates, not people or properties hit by the storm.

Hail · Report-linked communities

Selected report

Matador, TX

ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City

Housing composition · 408 units

Percent of all housing units in this Census area.

Detached houses87.3%
Attached houses0.0%
Apartments4.2%
Mobile homes8.6%
Other0.0%

Historical report

Brownwood, TX

ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City

Housing composition · 8505 units

Percent of all housing units in this Census area.

Detached houses66.5%
Attached houses1.7%
Apartments27.5%
Mobile homes4.3%
Other0.0%

Hail community comparison
Measure	Matador, TX	Brownwood, TX
Population	727	18,805
Households	271	7,338
Housing units	408	8,505
Detached houses	356	5,655
Attached houses	0	142
Mobile homes	35	369
Median year built	1953	1971
Median home value	$86,300	$123,700
Median household income	$73,417	$47,821
Owner-occupied homes	217	4,092
Renter-occupied homes	54	3,246
Vacant housing units	137	1,167
Households with vehicles	264	6,540
Renter share of occupied homes	19.9%	44.2%
Vacancy share of housing units	33.6%	13.7%

Wind · Report-linked communities

Selected report

Turkey, TX

ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City

Housing composition · 261 units

Percent of all housing units in this Census area.

Detached houses85.1%
Attached houses0.8%
Apartments8.4%
Mobile homes5.7%
Other0.0%

Historical report

Grand Isle, LA

ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City

Housing composition · 1703 units

Percent of all housing units in this Census area.

Detached houses79.2%
Attached houses3.5%
Apartments6.9%
Mobile homes8.8%
Other1.6%

Wind community comparison
Measure	Turkey, TX	Grand Isle, LA
Population	231	644
Households	101	354
Housing units	261	1,703
Detached houses	222	1,348
Attached houses	2	59
Mobile homes	15	150
Median year built	1960	1976
Median home value	$81,700	$266,100
Median household income	$49,464	Unavailable
Owner-occupied homes	76	268
Renter-occupied homes	25	86
Vacant housing units	160	1,349
Households with vehicles	98	337
Renter share of occupied homes	24.8%	24.3%
Vacancy share of housing units	61.3%	79.2%

04 · Through the years

October 13, year by year

The largest reported value for each year. Years without a usable measurement remain gaps, not zeros. Leap-day editions compare actual February 29 dates only.

Hail

Annual October 13 peak · in

Wind

Annual October 13 peak · mph

Hail · Other leading October 13 years
Rank	Year	Peak (in)	Location
2	1985	2.75	Motley County, TX
4	2007	2.50	Ingalls, KS
5	2014	2.00	Lake Vlg, AR
6	1993	1.75	W San Antonio, TX

Wind · Other leading October 13 years
Rank	Year	Peak (mph)	Location
2	1956	100.1	Minnehaha County, SD
2	2014	100.1	Phelan, AL
4	2004	92.1	Lockhart, TX
5	1960	86.3	McLennan County, TX

Ranks include the selected year.

05 · The record

The original observations

Source names, observation times and measurement qualifications for the records above. Dates follow the source-assigned reporting day.

Hail · Selected report

Report location: 1 Ne Matador, TX
Observed · UTC: 2026-10-13T22:10:00+00:00
Source: IEM
Measurement type: Type not stated
Status: Preliminary
Peak ties: 2 reports at this peak on this date; earliest displayed

Dated NWS reports

Hail · Historical high

Report location: Brownwood, TX
Observed · UTC: 1960-10-13T22:45:00+00:00
Source: NOAA NCEI
Measurement type: Type not stated
Status: Not marked preliminary

Dated NWS reports Original source ↗

Wind · Selected report

Measured by the TTU mesonet.

Report location: 2 Wsw Turkey, TX
Observed · UTC: 2026-10-13T23:27:00+00:00
Source: IEM
Measurement type: Type not stated
Status: Preliminary

Dated NWS reports

Wind · Historical high

Thunderstorm winds blew off the roof of a hotel and mobile home, damaged several camp, and knocked down telephone poles, power lines and trees. The Coast Guard station measured a wind gust of 112 mph.

Report location: Grand Isle, LA
Observed · UTC: 2001-10-13T22:15:00+00:00
Source: NOAA NCEI
Measurement type: Estimated
Status: Not marked preliminary

Dated NWS reports Original source ↗

06 · For the newsroom

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Summary

October 13, 2026: the largest reported hail was 2.75 in near Matador, TX. The selected hail peak was 2.25 in below the prior calendar-date high. Historical hail high: 5.00 in near Brownwood, TX, October 13, 1960 (type not stated).

October 13, 2026: the strongest reported wind was 81.0 mph near Turkey, TX. The selected wind peak was 30.6 mph below the prior calendar-date high. Historical wind high: 111.6 mph near Grand Isle, LA, October 13, 2001 (estimated).

Selected hail report community: Matador, TX; population 727; housing units 408. ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City.

Historical hail report community: Brownwood, TX; population 18,805; housing units 8,505. ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City.

Selected wind report community: Turkey, TX; population 231; housing units 261. ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City.

Historical wind report community: Grand Isle, LA; population 644; housing units 1,703. ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City.

Source reports may be preliminary or corrected. Census estimates describe communities, not storm exposure or damage, and do not represent demographics at the time of historical storms. Historical benchmarks cover available prior same-calendar-date records.

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Methods and publication

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Record selection

Largest eligible numerical hail report and strongest eligible numerical wind report per calendar date, among available U.S. NWS reports. The benchmark uses earlier years only. Knots are converted to mph; unknown units are excluded. Edition dates follow source-assigned reporting days; observation timestamps use UTC. No reports in the available data does not mean no hail or wind occurred.

Community context

Profiles use the Census dataset, vintage and geography identified on each card. They describe that vintage, not storm-year demographics. City profiles follow the report’s stored city association. Coordinate-based matches and nearby-city matches provide local context, not proof of exact city-boundary containment or storm impact. Estimates have uncertainty; differences are descriptive.

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