NOAA Storm Events · October 2018
Hail in October 2018: 107 NOAA reports across 19 states
NOAA logged 107 hail reports in October 2018, in 65 counties across 19 states. Arizona had the most (23). The largest stone was 2.75 inches (a baseball), near Hatchel in Runnels County, Texas, on October 14, 2018. The worst day was October 2, 2018, with 22 reports in 3 states.
- Where
- 65 counties in 19 states; Arizona had 22% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 2.75 inches, a baseball, in Runnels County, TX (near Hatchel), on October 14, 2018
- Worst day
- October 2, 2018: 22 reports in 3 states, 21% of the month
- Days with hail
- 14 of 31 days had at least one report
- under 1 in
- 1 to 1.74 in
- 1.75 to 2.74 in
- 2.75 in and up
Day by day
October 2, 2018 was the worst day with 22 reports. A day with hail averaged 8.
| October 1 | 0 |
|---|---|
| October 2 | 22 |
| October 3 | 3 |
| October 4 | 2 |
| October 5 | 11 |
| October 6 | 6 |
| October 7 | 6 |
| October 8 | 4 |
| October 9 | 9 |
| October 10 | 0 |
| October 11 | 0 |
| October 12 | 4 |
| October 13 | 2 |
| October 14 | 6 |
| October 15 | 0 |
| October 16 | 0 |
| October 17 | 0 |
| October 18 | 0 |
| October 19 | 0 |
| October 20 | 0 |
| October 21 | 14 |
| October 22 | 0 |
| October 23 | 10 |
| October 24 | 0 |
| October 25 | 0 |
| October 26 | 0 |
| October 27 | 0 |
| October 28 | 8 |
| October 29 | 0 |
| October 30 | 0 |
| October 31 | 0 |
Where it hit hardest
Ranked by NOAA hail reports. A report is one spotter or sensor entry for one county and storm, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell.
| AZ | 23 |
|---|---|
| TX | 21 |
| PA | 17 |
| WI | 10 |
| OH | 6 |
| WV | 6 |
| KS | 5 |
| OK | 3 |
| CA | 2 |
| CT | 2 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 23 | 21.5% | 1.75 in |
| 2 | Texas | 21 | 19.6% | 2.75 in |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 17 | 15.9% | 2 in |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 10 | 9.3% | 1.5 in |
| 5 | Ohio | 6 | 5.6% | 1 in |
| 6 | West Virginia | 6 | 5.6% | 1 in |
| 7 | Kansas | 5 | 4.7% | 1 in |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2.8% | 1 in |
| 9 | California | 2 | 1.9% | 1 in |
| 10 | Connecticut | 2 | 1.9% | 1 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maricopa County, AZ | 8 | 1.25 in |
| 2 | Pinal County, AZ | 8 | 1.75 in |
| 3 | Forest County, PA | 3 | 1.75 in |
| 4 | Meigs County, OH | 3 | 1 in |
| 5 | Rush County, KS | 3 | 1 in |
| 6 | Santa Cruz County, AZ | 3 | 1.75 in |
| 7 | Allegany County, NY | 2 | 1 in |
| 8 | Brewster County, TX | 2 | 1 in |
| 9 | Clearfield County, PA | 2 | 0.75 in |
| 10 | Clinton County, PA | 2 | 2 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 65 counties and all 19 states.
How October 2018 compares
| Compared with | Reports | October 2018 was |
|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | 180 | -73 (-41%) |
| October 2017 | 178 | -71 (-40%) |
| the average October in the other 11 years | 176 | -69 (-39%) |
October 2018 was the 9th busiest October of the 12 in the record and the 106th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 477 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 157 |
| 2016 | 208 |
| 2017 | 178 |
| 2018 | 107 |
| 2019 | 153 |
| 2020 | 68 |
| 2021 | 117 |
| 2022 | 169 |
| 2023 | 213 |
| 2024 | 93 |
| 2025 | 99 |
Every October in the record, 2014 to 2025. Months after June 2026 are not in NOAA's file yet.
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Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, hail rows at county level, data through June 2026. Reports are preliminary and unverified: they show that hail was reported in a county, not that a given roof was damaged. Method: how we count. More: State of Hail by year · county hail history · press.
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