Storm reports for June 13, 2001

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On June 13, 2001, 192 hail, 160 damaging-wind and 40 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Hodgeman County, KS.

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 (192)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $13.7 million in property damage, $10.6 million in crop damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (394 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Otter Tail County, MN (near Parkers Prairie) · Tornado F3 · $5 million · 3 injuries
  “The tornado caused quite a bit of damage along its path across southeast Otter Tail county before it crossed into Todd county. At one farmstead, 9 people huddled inside a house with no basement as its roof was torn off. Nobody was injured, but another trailer home nearby was completely destroyed.”
• Seward County, NE (near Ruby) · Tornado F4 · $1 million · 2 injuries
  “A slow moving tornado tracked from south of Seward to just east of town with a total track length of 8 miles. The tornado was caught on film by several chasers. The tornado destroyed an entire farmstead and a propane and anhydrous ammonia tank farm and machine shed.”
• Sherman County, KS (near Goodland) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 injury
  “The strong winds blew a semi tractor trailer over on Interstate 70, which closed the eastbound lanes of the interstate for an hour. The truck driver sustained minor injuries.”
• Jefferson County, NE (near Reynolds) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “An area of apparently straight line wind damage was reported from southwest of Fairbury to north of town. Grain bins were destroyed, roofs were damaged, cars thrown, trees were uprooted and power poles were snapped.”
• Cottonwood County, MN (near Windom) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $500,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew the roof and wall of a large lumber yard building onto a nearby bowling alley. Widespread tree damage included large trees blown down, about a dozen of which fell onto houses and caused further damage.”
• Woodbury County, IA (near Pierson) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $500,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged power lines and trees. The winds also damaged buildings, including roofs, siding, and windows. A barn and grain bin were destroyed.”

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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