Storm reports for February 18, 2013

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On February 18, 2013, 41 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 18 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sequoyah County, OK.

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 (41)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $558,000 in property damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (75 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hot Spring County, AR (near Bismarck) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $175,000 · 4 injuries
  “A house was destroyed when it slid off its foundation. Three vehicles were moved and one was overturned. Four people inside the house suffered injuries. One of the people ended up in the front yard.”
• San Jacinto County, TX (near Napier) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “The tornado produced extensive damage to the roof, garage and front door area of a brick home. An adjacent barn was destroyed. The damage path extended a little over one half mile with downed trees observed along a path on either side of the brick home.”
• Hot Spring County, AR (near Bismarck) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “Barns and sheds were damaged or destroyed, a carport was blown away, shingles were blown off roofs, and trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Conway County, AR (near Morrilton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down. About a third of Morrilton lost power.”
• Rusk County, TX (near Laneville) · Tornado EF1 · $30,000
  “The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and determined that an EF1 tornado first touched down 6 miles northwest of Mount Enterprise, Texas. Damage consisted of a travel trailer which was overturned and a roof torn off of a metal barn along County Road 3168.”
• Prairie County, AR (near Des Arc) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down in the area around Des Arc. One house had some roofing and siding damage.”

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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