Storm Report: Where Hail and Wind Hit, October 23 to October 29, 2026
This is the Storm Sentry AI weekly recap for October 23 to 29, and the biggest event of the week was 3-inch hail reported 2 miles southwest of Grove City, Minnesota, on Wednesday afternoon.
Here's where 1-inch-plus hail, severe wind and tornadoes were reported, with the ZIPs where the reports landed. These are preliminary reports, so counts and sizes can change.
Minnesota: 11 hail reports of 1 inch and up, largest 3.00 in. 2 SW of Grove City (Meeker Co.) Wed, Oct 28. No severe gusts; 4 wind damage reports, one of roof damage to a farm outbuilding near Hampton. ZIPs: 56243, 55031, 55033, 56241, 56282, 56216, 55051.
Texas: 6 hail reports, largest 2.00 in. 14 SE of Kent (Jeff Davis Co.) Tue, Oct 27, plus 1.75 in. in El Paso Fri, Oct 23. 5 tornado reports in Uvalde and Kinney counties Thu, Oct 29. ZIPs: 79734, 79905, 79902, 79912, 78801, 78832.
New Mexico: 5 hail reports, largest 1.25 in. 6 SW of Ancho (Lincoln Co.) Sun, Oct 25. 6 severe gusts, peak 75 mph 25 N of Organ (Doña Ana Co.) Sat, Oct 24. 4 tornado reports, one near Alto with minor damage to a house reported. ZIPs: 88301, 87024, 88002, 88316, 87505, 88310, 88312, 87420.
Florida: 2 hail reports, largest 1.75 in. near Riviera Beach (Lake Park area) Fri, Oct 23. ZIP: 33403.
Iowa: 1 hail report, 1.00 in. near Vail (Crawford Co.) Wed, Oct 28. ZIP: 51465.
Kansas: 1 hail report, 1.00 in. at Marysville Thu, Oct 29. ZIP: 66508.
Wisconsin: 1 brief tornado report near Danbury (Burnett Co.) Wed, Oct 28, no damage reported. ZIP: 54830.
If you work central Minnesota or the south metro, drive those ZIPs this weekend, look at the roofs yourself, and get your name in front of homeowners before snow shows up. In El Paso and Lincoln County, start with the 1.75-inch and 1.25-inch areas.
Next week, every crew you send into those neighborhoods should hang a branded tarp. The neighbors remember the name they saw on the job.
Data: National Weather Service storm reports (preliminary).
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