Storm reports for May 13, 2005

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On May 13, 2005, 209 hail, 131 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Briscoe County, TX.

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 (209)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $682,000 in property damage, $25,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (347 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Parke County, IN (near Rosedale) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Trees were snapped off on County Road 900 South between Lyford and Rosedale. The limbs fell on a vehicle, causing damage and an injury. Damage numbers are estimated.”
• Brewster County, TX (near Panther Junction) · Hail 2.75″ · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “The National Weather Service Cooperative Observer at Heath Canyon, noted in the previous entry, sustained minor injuries when he was struck on the head by a very large hail stone. Baseball size stones were sporadically mixed with smaller hail, but additionally caused damage to a nearby trailer.”
• Trumbull County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $105,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Champion, Warren and Braceville Township.”
• Wayne County, OH (near Wooster) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $80,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 mph blew a semi-truck over on U.S. Route 30 near Wooster. Several trees were downed in and around Wooster.”
• White County, IN (near Wolcott) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “12 large trees uprooted. Large branches fell onto house, causing damage. New 2 car garage, with garage doors open, was destroyed. A machine shed with its doors open and a storage shed were both destroyed.”
• Richland County, OH (near Mansfield) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 58 mph did considerable damage at a racetrack near Mansfield Lahm Airport. A 52 mph wind gust was recorded at the airport at 7:09 p.m. Two sections of temporary bleachers were toppled and 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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