Storm reports for April 1, 2013

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On April 1, 2013, 25 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Childress 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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $34,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (41 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Briscoe County, TX (near Silverton) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $12,000
  “Destructive rear flank downdraft winds accompanying a tornado were found to have snapped or damaged as many as 10 power poles and removed the roof of a barn. Video provided by a storm chaser revealed high winds damaging the roof of the barn located about 300 yards south of the dissipating tornado.”
• Briscoe County, TX (near Silverton) · Tornado EF1 · $5,000
  “A supercell thunderstorm produced an EF1 tornado in rural areas about 4.5 miles southeast of Silverton. This tornado damaged several power poles and one center pivot irrigation system. An NWS storm survey the following day discovered damage consistent with EF1 wind speeds.”
• Knox County, TX (near Truscott) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “A tree was reported down due to strong winds.”
• Cottle County, TX (near Hackberry) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A cooperative observer reported a tin roof and doors blown off of a barn southeast of Paducah as a severe thunderstorm moved by.”
• Childress County, TX (near Childress) · Hail 2.00″ · $0
  “Broadcast media reported a windshield was damaged by 2-inch diameter hail.”
• Hall County, TX (near Newlin) · Hail 1.75″ · $0
  “The public reported a windshield was damaged by golf ball size hail.”

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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