Storm reports for March 23, 2013

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On March 23, 2013, 95 hail, 38 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Bradford County, FL.

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 (95)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $465,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (133 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Yazoo County, MS (near Yazoo City Barrier A) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were down. Some power poles were snapped and trees were down on some houses.”
• West Carroll Parish, LA (near Oak Grove Roberts Ar) · Hail 2.75″ · $75,000
  “Hail up to baseball size broke windows, left holes in mobile homes, damaged vehicles, knocked down several limbs, and damaged siding.”
• Washington County, MS (near G Alan Cyprs Grdn Ar) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Two trees were blown down, roofs were damaged, and a power line was blown onto a road.”
• Leon County, FL (near Tallahassee Mall) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “A pine tree was blown down onto a truck along Abbiegail Drive and the truck was totaled. Monetary damage was estimated.”
• Morehouse Parish, LA (near Beekman) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “Trees were blown down and some sheds were blown down also.”
• West Carroll Parish, LA (near Forest) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “Part of a mobile home roof was blown off, and several trees were downed in the area.”

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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