Storm reports — Monday, October 2, 2023

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged no tornado reports, 19 hail reports and 18 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Oct 2, 2023 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in NM, SD, TX.

0tornado reports
19hail reports · largest 2.75″
18wind reports · peak 83 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

None reported.

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
19:111.75″9 Nw CarlsbadEddyNMGolfball size hail (some bigger possible) along State Highway 137 near Rocky Arroyo crossing. Wind driven hail broke windshields... and fences were blown down. Time est (MAF)
19:361.75″11 Nw CarlsbadEddyNMGolf ball sized hail along US285. Time estimated from radar. (MAF)
19:372.50″10 W AvalonEddyNMRelayed report from NMDOT employee... tennis ball size hail on US285. Time estimated from radar. (MAF)
19:371.00″Las VegasSan MiguelNMLots of nickel to quarter sized hail that accumulated to about 3 inches deep in some areas. (ABQ)
19:451.00″1 Ne Las VegasSan MiguelNMThe Las Vegas Animal Care Shelter suffered hail damage to their property... knocking out a window and having crates and kennels damaged. No injuries... two or four legg (ABQ)
19:461.00″7 W AvalonEddyNMQuarter sized hail and wind gusts over 60 mph along US285 northwest of Carlsbad. (MAF)
19:501.00″2 E San AntonioSan MiguelNMCopious amounts of nickel to quarter sized hail required NMDOT snow plows to be dispatched along Interstate 25. (ABQ)
21:202.75″PecosReevesTX(MAF)
23:391.75″5 W Whites CityEddyNMCorrects previous report. Golf ball sized hail observed in Walnut Canyon in Carlsbad Caverns National Park. (MAF)
00:201.75″14 Ene Red BluffLovingTXHail observed at the Tornado Gas Plant. (MAF)
00:251.00″5 Sw Hay SpringsSheridanNE(LBF)
00:331.00″15 Nnw Hay SpringsSheridanNE(LBF)
00:571.00″ArgyleCusterSDTime estimated from radar. (UNR)
01:321.00″2 E Dwtn Rapid CityPenningtonSD(UNR)
01:321.00″3 Ne Dwtn Rapid CityPenningtonSD(UNR)
01:531.25″7 Nne Ellsworth AfbMeadeSD(UNR)
01:561.50″7 Nne Ellsworth AfbMeadeSD(UNR)
02:211.00″Rapid City ArptPenningtonSDmPING report (UNR)
05:401.00″West OdessaEctorTXLocated at University Blvd and Moss Ave. (MAF)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
12:3163 mphWestcliffeCusterCOLikely outflow from storms north of Westcliffe. (PUB)
21:4160 mph4 W Carlsbad NorthEddyNMwind gusts at or above 60 mph. (MAF)
22:3068 mph21 W BennettLeaNMMesonet station FW9688 Jal. (MAF)
22:41damage1 Ne LovingtonLeaNMSingle wide trailer fully collapsed. No injuries reported. Time estimated from radar. (MAF)
23:0176 mph7 E TucumcariQuayNMASOS station KTCC Tucumcari Muni Airport. (ABQ)
23:22damage4 W BroadwaterMorrillNEMany tree branches downed due to estimated wind gusts 60-80 mph. (CYS)
23:2559 mph8 S FountainEl PasoCOMesonet station FW6605 Founatin. (PUB)
23:39damage5 W Whites CityEddyNMGolf ball sized hail observed in Walnut Canyon in Carlsbad Caverns National Park. (MAF)
23:3958 mph1 Se Peterson AfbEl PasoCOASOS station KCOS Colorado Springs Airport. (PUB)
00:0059 mph6 Ese White SandsDona AnaNMMeasured 59 mph wind gust due to strong thunderstorm southeast of White Sands. (EPZ)
00:0061 mph1 Ese White SandsDona AnaNMMeasured 61 mph wind gust due to strong thunderstorm just southeast of White Sands. (EPZ)
00:1060 mph10 Ene White SandsOteroNMMeasured 60 mph wind gust northeast of White Sands. (EPZ)
00:3360 mph15 Nnw Hay SpringsSheridanNE(LBF)
00:3669 mph11 Nnw Slash RanchLovingTXMesonet station FW9691 Mentone. Time estimated by radar. (MAF)
00:5465 mph4 W Pine RidgeOglala LakotaSD(UNR)
01:0868 mph8 Sw SundownCochranTXSevere gusts began at 803 PM and ended at 808 PM. (LUB)
04:0858 mph5 Wnw ElkhartMortonKSMesonet station CW8810 Elkhart. (DDC)
09:0083 mph3 Wnw FluvannaBordenTXMesonet station Fluvanna 3W. (MAF)

Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).

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