Hail History

Hail reports for October 13, 2026

The storm day from 12:00 UTC Oct 13, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning, from preliminary National Weather Service reports. Most reports came from Topeka, KS; Matador, TX; Oelwein, IA.

Storm day · Oct 13, 2026

Hail reports
27
5 at 2 in or larger
Largest hail
2.75 in
baseball · 1 NE Matador, TX
States
4
TX, KS, IA, OK

Preliminary reports; NOAA's final Storm Events data replaces them a few months later.

  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
All 27 reports. Dot size and colour follow hail size.

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Texas: 13 reports, largest 2.75 in

Places hit: Matador (4), Memphis (2), Odessa, Turkey, Childress. Texas hail history

Hail reports in Texas on October 13, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
2.75 inbaseball 1 NE Matador Motley 22:10 UTC · NWS prelim.
2.75 inbaseball 6 E Mclean Wheeler 22:47 UTC · NWS prelim.
2.50 intennis ball 7 NE Hedley Donley 22:15 UTC · NWS prelim.
2.00 inhen egg 8 E Lipscomb Lipscomb 22:25 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 1 S Matador Motley 22:08 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 1 NW Odessa Ector 01:50 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Memphis Hall 22:04 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 1 S Matador Motley 22:08 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Turkey Hall 23:34 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.75 inpenny 1 NE Childress Childress 00:04 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble Memphis Hall 22:04 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble 1 S Matador Motley 22:07 UTC · NWS prelim.
— 3 W Goodlett Hardeman 00:44 UTC · NWS prelim.

Kansas: 10 reports, largest 2.50 in

Places hit: Topeka (5), Hazelton, Tonganoxie, Wilmore, Goessel. Kansas hail history

Hail reports in Kansas on October 13, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
2.50 intennis ball 2 N Hazelton Barber 23:09 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 7 SSE Silver Lake Shawnee 22:25 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball Tonganoxie Leavenworth 23:45 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 7 W Topeka Shawnee 22:31 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 1 N Wilmore Comanche 22:48 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 3 NW Goessel McPherson 21:50 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 7 W Topeka Shawnee 22:26 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 7 WNW Pauline Shawnee 22:27 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 7 W Topeka Shawnee 22:28 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 5 WNW Sharon Barber 22:52 UTC · NWS prelim.

Iowa: 2 reports, largest 1.54 in

Places hit: Oelwein (2). Iowa hail history

Hail reports in Iowa on October 13, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.54 inping pong ball 2 ENE Hazleton Buchanan 22:25 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.02 inquarter 2 ENE Hazleton Buchanan 22:23 UTC · NWS prelim.

Oklahoma: 2 reports, largest 1.55 in

Hail reports in Oklahoma on October 13, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.55 inping pong ball 5 NE Tangier Woodward 23:02 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 7 NW Fort Supply Harper 22:53 UTC · NWS prelim.