Storm reports for July 13, 2010

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On July 13, 2010, 55 hail, 118 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 5.00″ (softball size) in Sioux County, ND.

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 (55)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $16.5 million in property damage, $8.1 million in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (184 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sioux County, ND (near Cannon Ball) · Hail 5.00″ · $1.5 million · 2 injuries
  “A North Dakota state record tying hailstone of five inches in diameter fell at Prairie Knights Casino and Resort. The resort, and all vehicles outside, sustained severe damage from the extreme hail. One of these large hail stones crashed through the windshield of a car, injuring the two occupants.”
• Ransom County, ND (near Lisbon Muni Arpt) · Tornado EF2 · $2 million
  “This tornado was embedded in a squall line which also produced large hail and a wide swath of damaging downburst winds. The most extreme tornado damage was observed at two farmsteads, one about four miles west of Lisbon where a barn was ripped off its foundation and destroyed, and another about 4…”
• Grant County, ND (near Elgin) · Hail 4.25″ · $2 million
  “This was the second wave of very large hail to hit Elgin during this episode. Homes throughout the city experienced broken windows, damaged siding, and damaged shingles. Vehicles sustained heavy damaged as well.”
• Logan County, ND (near Napoleon) · Hail 2.75″ · $1.5 million
  “The large hail damaged many area homes, campers, and vehicles. Damage to crops was limited as despite the large size of the hail, the aerial coverage of hail was spotty according to insurance adjusters.”
• Cass County, ND (near West Fargo) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $1 million
  “A Squall Line with damaging downburst winds raked across West Fargo and into Fargo through the early morning hours. Winds flipped over two semi trailors parked near the fair grounds and completly tore off a large metal section of city garbage transfer station along U.S. Highway 10.”
• Ransom County, ND (near Elliott) · Tornado EF1 · $1 million
  “This tornado was embedded in a squall line which also produced large hail and a wide swath of damaging downburst winds. the most extreme tornado damage was observed at two farmsteads northwest of elliot and in the town of elliot where wooden quonset structures and large steel grain bins were…”

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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