Storm Report: Where Hail and Wind Hit, October 9 to October 15, 2026
Updated: 6 days ago
This is the Storm Sentry AI weekly recap. The biggest day of the week was Tuesday, October 13, when storms produced reports of 2.75-inch hail near Matador and McLean, Texas, and an 88 mph gust near Goodlett, Texas.
For October 9 to 15, there were 37 reports of hail 1 inch or larger, 71 gusts of 58 mph or more, 173 wind damage reports and 57 tornado reports. Reports are preliminary and can change.
Where it hit, by state
Iowa: 13 hail reports. Largest 1.54 inches near Hazleton (Buchanan Co.), Oct 13. ZIPs: 50641, 51449, 51050, 51466, 51031, 51023, 51035, 51022.
Texas: 11 hail reports. Largest 2.75 inches near Matador (Motley Co.), Oct 13. Peak gust 88 mph near Goodlett, Oct 13. ZIPs: 79244, 79057, 79237, 79046, 79227, 79245, 79261, 79762.
Kansas: 10 hail reports. Largest 2.5 inches near Hazelton (Barber Co.), Oct 13. Peak gust 70 mph near Grantville, Oct 13. ZIPs: 67061, 66614, 66086, 67155, 67428, 67104, 66617, 66054.
Oklahoma: 2 hail reports. Largest 1.55 inches near Tangier (Woodward Co.), Oct 13. Peak gust 65 mph near Frederick, Oct 14. ZIPs: 73801, 73848, 73542, 73834, 73501, 73048, 73661, 74878.
South Dakota: 1.5-inch hail at Alcester (Union Co.), Oct 9. Peak gust 64 mph near Johnson Siding, Oct 15. ZIPs: 57001, 57702.
Missouri: Peak gust 75 mph near Waldron (Platte Co.), Oct 13, plus 84 wind damage reports, most around Kansas City. ZIPs: 64152, 64068, 64018, 64077, 64060, 64062, 64668, 64633.
North Carolina: 36 wind damage and 26 tornado reports, mostly Oct 11. ZIPs: 27229, 27209, 28303, 28431, 27520, 27527, 27540, 27601.
South Carolina: 15 tornado reports, Oct 10 and 11. ZIPs: 29810, 29126.
What to do with it
If you work these ZIPs, use this weekend to get eyes on the ground: the Texas Panhandle, south-central Kansas, northwest Iowa and the north side of Kansas City.
Next week, line up crews and materials for the areas you can reach, and make every job you start look like your company, not just another crew on the street.
Data: National Weather Service storm reports (preliminary).
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