Storm reports for May 13, 1999

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On May 13, 1999, 178 hail, 37 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Morgan County, AL.

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 (178)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $996,000 in property damage, $57,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (215 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cumberland County, TN (near Crab Orchard) · Hail 1.75″ · 4 injuries
  “EMA reported marble to golf ball size hail covering the ground at a 3 inch depth on I-40. Over a half dozen wreckers were sent to clear the accidents on the interstate. Traffic was backed up for 12 miles to the Roane county line. There were 4 injuries.”
• Coffee County, AL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $750,000
  “Coffee County EMA provided a summary of damages: seven residential houses sustained slight to major wind damage, four barns and other neighboring sheds suffered minor to major damage including roof losses, three chicken houses received moderate wind damage, and numerous trees and power lines down…”
• Madison County, FL (near Madison) · Hail 1.25″ · $15,000
  “Madison County EMA reported several vehicles damaged by half dollar size hail.”
• Laurens County, GA (near Cedar Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A newspaper account said thunderstorm winds tore almost a dozen awnings off motor homes parked at the Piney Woods Lake Campground.”
• Fannin County, GA (near Blue Ridge) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “The emergency manager reported a couple of signs, a storage building and a vehicle were damaged. The roof was ripped off the mini-storage building. Reports of a tornado could not be confirmed.”
• Baker County, GA (near Milford) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Baker County EMA reported minor damage to a mobile home.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

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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