Storm reports for October 13, 1999

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On October 13, 1999, 34 hail, 129 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Crawford County, OH.

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 (34)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.3 million in property damage, 14 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (169 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lucas County, OH (near Toledo) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000 · 1 death
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 50 to 55 mph toppled a crane hoisting a 5,000 pound bucket of concrete onto the roof a building in downtown Toledo. A 50 year old male worker on the roof was crushed by the falling bucket of concrete.”
• Pickaway County, OH (near Circleville) · Tornado F3 · $4 million · 6 injuries
  “A tornado touched down west of Circleville, pulling a small shed off of its foundation and destroying a section of a construction building. after this, the tornado lifted and then touched down in a more developed area in town.”
• Mahoning County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000 · 6 injuries
  “Six high school football players were hurt and two hospitalised when an equipment shed collapsed in southern Mahoning County just to the north of Salem. The football players had entered the shed to seek protection from thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 mph.”
• Fayette County, OH (near Bloomingburg) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $50,000 · 2 injuries
  “A downburst from a thunderstorm blew a mobile home on its side causing minor injuries to the two occupants. Trees and utility poles were also uprooted and knocked across main roads and railroad tracks.”
• Lake County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Trees and large limbs downed throughout the county including 40 in Madison Township alone. Part of a home in Willoughby was crushed by a large tree and a home in Mentor sustained major roof damage from a fallen tree. Three additional homes suffered minor roof damage in Madison Township.”
• Kanawha County, WV (near Charleston) · Thunderstorm wind · $85,000
  “Straight lines winds of 60 to 70 mph caused numerous trees be snapped off or uprooted, mainly in the South Hills and Kanawha City region. On Washington Ave one fallen tree poked holes into a residential roof and knocked off the top of the chimney.”

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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