Storm reports for August 13, 2000

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On August 13, 2000, 48 hail, 32 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Frontier County, NE.

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 (48)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $300,000 in property damage and $359,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (81 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pima County, AZ (near Vail) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Several mibile home trailers blown off their foundations. Several totally destroyed.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Stanfield) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Microburst winds tore down 26 power poles in western Pinal County. Arizona Public Service reported lines and poles down for about 1 mile paralleling White - Parker Road. HIdden Valley was also without power for some time.”
• Cavalier County, ND (near Milton) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “A brief touchdown destroyed a barn and tore the roof off a shop.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Tuscon Ryan Fld Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $30,000
  “Wind reported at Ryan Airfield. Two aircraft at Ryan airfield suffered damage from the wind.”
• Pottawatomie County, KS (near St Marys) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $7,000
  “Strong winds overturned a semi in St Marys. Power lines and trees were also downed. Many businesses suffered damage.”
• Pottawatomie County, KS (near Wamego) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $4,000
  “Strong winds did roof damage to 2 homes in Wamego. The same storm damaged the corn crop near Wamego as well.”

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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