October 14, 2026 · Hail and wind · 50 states

October 14 in storm history: 3.50-inch hail near Clinton, OK.

Historical hail and wind highs for October 14, with community Census context and a comparison to October 14, 2026.

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Archive: 1955-01-17 – 2026-10-15
Revision 22 · Prepared Oct 15, 2026 15:01 UTC

Reports for the selected date: 109; Hail and wind reports combined; not a count of unique storms
States with selected-date reports: 6; Based on available reports
Comparison period: 1955–2025; Earlier October 14 dates; selected year excluded

01 · Hail

Hail · Record and comparison

Selected date1.75 inCrowell, TXOctober 14, 2026

Historical high3.50 inClinton, OKOctober 14, 1956

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 14 peaks: 5 of 25 years with an eligible numerical report. Ties share a rank.
Time since the benchmark: 70 years
Median prior annual peak: 1.75 in across 24 years with numerical reports.

02 · Wind

Wind · Record and comparison

Selected dateGoodlett, TX

88.0 mphType not stated

Historical highBarker, NY

104.7 mphType not stated

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

Rank among annual October 14 peaks: 6 of 25 years with an eligible numerical report. Ties share a rank.
Time since the benchmark: 37 years
Median prior annual peak: 72.50 mph across 24 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

Crowell, TX

ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City

Housing composition · 417 units

Percent of all housing units in this Census area.

Detached houses72.7%
Attached houses1.4%
Apartments24.0%
Mobile homes1.9%
Other0.0%

Historical report

Clinton, OK

ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City

Housing composition · 4071 units

Percent of all housing units in this Census area.

Detached houses85.9%
Attached houses0.4%
Apartments8.9%
Mobile homes4.8%
Other0.0%

Hail community comparison
Measure	Crowell, TX	Clinton, OK
Population	788	8,461
Households	295	3,307
Housing units	417	4,071
Detached houses	303	3,495
Attached houses	6	17
Mobile homes	8	196
Median year built	1961	1971
Median home value	$72,000	$112,500
Median household income	$38,750	$58,417
Owner-occupied homes	161	2,521
Renter-occupied homes	134	786
Vacant housing units	122	764
Households with vehicles	271	3,095
Renter share of occupied homes	45.4%	23.8%
Vacancy share of housing units	29.3%	18.8%

Wind · Report-linked communities

Selected report

Quanah, TX

ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City

Housing composition · 1108 units

Percent of all housing units in this Census area.

Detached houses73.6%
Attached houses2.9%
Apartments11.5%
Mobile homes10.3%
Other1.8%

Historical report

Barker, NY

ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City

Housing composition · 266 units

Percent of all housing units in this Census area.

Detached houses71.8%
Attached houses1.1%
Apartments27.1%
Mobile homes0.0%
Other0.0%

Wind community comparison
Measure	Quanah, TX	Barker, NY
Population	2,100	628
Households	811	229
Housing units	1,108	266
Detached houses	815	191
Attached houses	32	3
Mobile homes	114	0
Median year built	1960	1941
Median home value	$70,800	$143,200
Median household income	$51,985	$52,188
Owner-occupied homes	560	162
Renter-occupied homes	251	67
Vacant housing units	297	37
Households with vehicles	773	194
Renter share of occupied homes	30.9%	29.3%
Vacancy share of housing units	26.8%	13.9%

04 · Through the years

October 14, 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 14 peak · in

Wind

Annual October 14 peak · mph

Hail · Other leading October 14 years
Rank	Year	Peak (in)	Location
2	1966	2.75	Crawford County, IA
2	2018	2.75	Hatchel, TX
4	2025	2.00	Apache Junction, AZ
5	1965	1.75	Jackson County, MO

Wind · Other leading October 14 years
Rank	Year	Peak (mph)	Location
2	2003	100.1	Criders Corners, PA
3	2011	95.5	Place Corners, NY
4	2000	92.1	Taitsville, MO
5	2010	89.8	Hurry, MD

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: 4 Sw Crowell, TX
Observed · UTC: 2026-10-14T20:07:00+00:00
Source: National Weather Service
Measurement type: Type not stated
Status: Preliminary

Dated NWS reports

Hail · Historical high

Report location: Clinton, OK
Observed · UTC: 1956-10-15T00:00:00+00:00
Source: NOAA NCEI
Measurement type: Type not stated
Status: Not marked preliminary

Dated NWS reports Original source ↗

Wind · Selected report

Report location: 3 W Goodlett, TX
Observed · UTC: 2026-10-14T00:48:00+00:00
Source: National Weather Service
Measurement type: Type not stated
Status: Preliminary

Dated NWS reports

Wind · Historical high

Report location: Barker, NY
Observed · UTC: 1989-10-14T20:45:00+00:00
Source: NOAA NCEI
Measurement type: Type not stated
Status: Not marked preliminary

Dated NWS reports Original source ↗

06 · For the newsroom

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Summary

October 14, 2026: the largest reported hail was 1.75 in near Crowell, TX. The selected hail peak was 1.75 in below the prior calendar-date high. Historical hail high: 3.50 in near Clinton, OK, October 14, 1956 (type not stated).

October 14, 2026: the strongest reported wind was 88.0 mph near Goodlett, TX. The selected wind peak was 16.7 mph below the prior calendar-date high. Historical wind high: 104.7 mph near Barker, NY, October 14, 1989 (type not stated).

Selected hail report community: Crowell, TX; population 788; housing units 417. ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City.

Historical hail report community: Clinton, OK; population 8,461; housing units 4,071. ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City.

Selected wind report community: Quanah, TX; population 2,100; housing units 1,108. ACS 2023 5-year · Census area: City.

Historical wind report community: Barker, NY; population 628; housing units 266. 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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