Storms in Arizona on Oct 21, 2018

20 published severe reports across Arizona on Oct 21, 2018.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 17. Wind reports: 0. Tornado reports: 3.

The table and map show 20 of 20 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
Oct 21, 2018, 4:29 AM MST	Hail	1.00 in	10 SSW NEW RIVER	Record Oct 21, 2018, 4:29 AM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, 10 SSW NEW RIVER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f0ad1357e6bc43921a1e5641c5267c11fb88f8b6a61687e5a30d5e196172c806.
Oct 21, 2018, 2:06 PM MST	Tornado		5 E RIMMY JIMS	Record Oct 21, 2018, 2:06 PM MST. Tornado, 5 E RIMMY JIMS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:b76caa0e3afdc119c0be78aaa6ad2b14c648ed1757b35d0561da66f18c4a1372.
Oct 21, 2018, 2:06 PM MST	Tornado		METEOR CITY	Record Oct 21, 2018, 2:06 PM MST. Tornado, METEOR CITY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:790003.
Oct 21, 2018, 2:11 PM MST	Tornado		3 ESE RIMMY JIMS	Record Oct 21, 2018, 2:11 PM MST. Tornado, 3 ESE RIMMY JIMS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:be5f0f0096d0c254ed9ce45f08d0c51ed5a64636b3d2b146ea669b7dee06dfe0.
Oct 21, 2018, 2:43 PM MST	Hail	1.00 in	3 S THREE POINTS	Record Oct 21, 2018, 2:43 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, 3 S THREE POINTS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7b053ed88f2454013f34d92bf34a5a5f457ca34e1101858048739db6c8ed1093.
Oct 21, 2018, 2:43 PM MST	Hail	1.50 in	THREE PTS	Record Oct 21, 2018, 2:43 PM MST. Hail, 1.50 in, THREE PTS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:788924.
Oct 21, 2018, 3:00 PM MST	Hail	1.75 in	11 NNE PATAGONIA	Record Oct 21, 2018, 3:00 PM MST. Hail, 1.75 in, 11 NNE PATAGONIA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:83048ed25cfeceb4bd8e20e50cb8ab6061e14071008bedf3e6e37e181e8101f4.
Oct 21, 2018, 3:00 PM MST	Hail	1.75 in	SONOITA	Record Oct 21, 2018, 3:00 PM MST. Hail, 1.75 in, SONOITA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:788925.
Oct 21, 2018, 3:05 PM MST	Hail	1.50 in	9 NNE GREEN VALLEY	Record Oct 21, 2018, 3:05 PM MST. Hail, 1.50 in, 9 NNE GREEN VALLEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:52a90980bc02eba22a1cc3395cfa88fabced9c07b4383a7e866f92af83edc9bc.
Oct 21, 2018, 3:55 PM MST	Hail	1.00 in	11 W HUACHUCA CITY	Record Oct 21, 2018, 3:55 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, 11 W HUACHUCA CITY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6bb637cd95421bf3ce6416f9ce57fa744623e14bc9763375f684648e0c4a1746.
Oct 21, 2018, 3:55 PM MST	Hail	1.25 in	ELGIN	Record Oct 21, 2018, 3:55 PM MST. Hail, 1.25 in, ELGIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:789053.
Oct 21, 2018, 4:28 PM MST	Hail	1.25 in	4 ENE COOLIDGE	Record Oct 21, 2018, 4:28 PM MST. Hail, 1.25 in, 4 ENE COOLIDGE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:336a1f39417e11b1c983a50504d2f0afe679b4619dc1af61baef4633658f9467.
Oct 21, 2018, 4:28 PM MST	Hail	1.75 in	COOLIDGE	Record Oct 21, 2018, 4:28 PM MST. Hail, 1.75 in, COOLIDGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782483.
Oct 21, 2018, 4:40 PM MST	Hail	1.00 in	FLORENCE	Record Oct 21, 2018, 4:40 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, FLORENCE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782481.
Oct 21, 2018, 4:52 PM MST	Hail	1.00 in	FLORENCE	Record Oct 21, 2018, 4:52 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, FLORENCE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782479.
Oct 21, 2018, 4:52 PM MST	Hail	1.00 in	MAGMA	Record Oct 21, 2018, 4:52 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, MAGMA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782480.
Oct 21, 2018, 5:20 PM MST	Hail	1.50 in	GOLDFIELD	Record Oct 21, 2018, 5:20 PM MST. Hail, 1.50 in, GOLDFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782474.
Oct 21, 2018, 7:22 PM MST	Hail	1.25 in	3 W SUN LAKES	Record Oct 21, 2018, 7:22 PM MST. Hail, 1.25 in, 3 W SUN LAKES. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:1cba57567709f0a853120a800389fdc23c89654cc642e1f319094afd3a0b2ce1.
Oct 21, 2018, 7:22 PM MST	Hail	1.00 in	OCOTILLO	Record Oct 21, 2018, 7:22 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, OCOTILLO. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782478.
Oct 21, 2018, 7:44 PM MST	Hail	1.00 in	HIGHTOWN	Record Oct 21, 2018, 7:44 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, HIGHTOWN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782477.

Hail, 1.00 in

Oct 21, 2018, 4:29 AM MST

10 SSW NEW RIVER
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 4:29 AM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, 10 SSW NEW RIVER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f0ad1357e6bc43921a1e5641c5267c11fb88f8b6a61687e5a30d5e196172c806.
Tornado

Oct 21, 2018, 2:06 PM MST

5 E RIMMY JIMS
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 2:06 PM MST. Tornado, 5 E RIMMY JIMS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:b76caa0e3afdc119c0be78aaa6ad2b14c648ed1757b35d0561da66f18c4a1372.
Tornado

Oct 21, 2018, 2:06 PM MST

METEOR CITY
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 2:06 PM MST. Tornado, METEOR CITY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:790003.
Tornado

Oct 21, 2018, 2:11 PM MST

3 ESE RIMMY JIMS
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 2:11 PM MST. Tornado, 3 ESE RIMMY JIMS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:be5f0f0096d0c254ed9ce45f08d0c51ed5a64636b3d2b146ea669b7dee06dfe0.
Hail, 1.00 in

Oct 21, 2018, 2:43 PM MST

3 S THREE POINTS
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 2:43 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, 3 S THREE POINTS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7b053ed88f2454013f34d92bf34a5a5f457ca34e1101858048739db6c8ed1093.
Hail, 1.50 in

Oct 21, 2018, 2:43 PM MST

THREE PTS
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 2:43 PM MST. Hail, 1.50 in, THREE PTS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:788924.
Hail, 1.75 in

Oct 21, 2018, 3:00 PM MST

11 NNE PATAGONIA
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 3:00 PM MST. Hail, 1.75 in, 11 NNE PATAGONIA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:83048ed25cfeceb4bd8e20e50cb8ab6061e14071008bedf3e6e37e181e8101f4.
Hail, 1.75 in

Oct 21, 2018, 3:00 PM MST

SONOITA
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 3:00 PM MST. Hail, 1.75 in, SONOITA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:788925.
Hail, 1.50 in

Oct 21, 2018, 3:05 PM MST

9 NNE GREEN VALLEY
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 3:05 PM MST. Hail, 1.50 in, 9 NNE GREEN VALLEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:52a90980bc02eba22a1cc3395cfa88fabced9c07b4383a7e866f92af83edc9bc.
Hail, 1.00 in

Oct 21, 2018, 3:55 PM MST

11 W HUACHUCA CITY
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 3:55 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, 11 W HUACHUCA CITY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6bb637cd95421bf3ce6416f9ce57fa744623e14bc9763375f684648e0c4a1746.
Hail, 1.25 in

Oct 21, 2018, 3:55 PM MST

ELGIN
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 3:55 PM MST. Hail, 1.25 in, ELGIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:789053.
Hail, 1.25 in

Oct 21, 2018, 4:28 PM MST

4 ENE COOLIDGE
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 4:28 PM MST. Hail, 1.25 in, 4 ENE COOLIDGE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:336a1f39417e11b1c983a50504d2f0afe679b4619dc1af61baef4633658f9467.
Hail, 1.75 in

Oct 21, 2018, 4:28 PM MST

COOLIDGE
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 4:28 PM MST. Hail, 1.75 in, COOLIDGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782483.
Hail, 1.00 in

Oct 21, 2018, 4:40 PM MST

FLORENCE
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 4:40 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, FLORENCE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782481.
Hail, 1.00 in

Oct 21, 2018, 4:52 PM MST

FLORENCE
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 4:52 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, FLORENCE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782479.
Hail, 1.00 in

Oct 21, 2018, 4:52 PM MST

MAGMA
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 4:52 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, MAGMA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782480.
Hail, 1.50 in

Oct 21, 2018, 5:20 PM MST

GOLDFIELD
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 5:20 PM MST. Hail, 1.50 in, GOLDFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782474.
Hail, 1.25 in

Oct 21, 2018, 7:22 PM MST

3 W SUN LAKES
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 7:22 PM MST. Hail, 1.25 in, 3 W SUN LAKES. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:1cba57567709f0a853120a800389fdc23c89654cc642e1f319094afd3a0b2ce1.
Hail, 1.00 in

Oct 21, 2018, 7:22 PM MST

OCOTILLO
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 7:22 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, OCOTILLO. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782478.
Hail, 1.00 in

Oct 21, 2018, 7:44 PM MST

HIGHTOWN
Record
- Oct 21, 2018, 7:44 PM MST. Hail, 1.00 in, HIGHTOWN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:782477.

How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

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