Storm reports for May 20, 1983

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On May 20, 1983, 37 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 19 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Cameron Parish, LA. Tornadoes killed 2.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10.8 million in property damage, 14 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (76 events in 4 states). Before 1996 the database holds only tornado, hail and wind events, and damage was often entered as a range, so treat these figures as rough. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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