Storm reports for April 7, 2013

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On April 7, 2013, 81 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Bourbon County, KS.

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 (81)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $31.3 million in property damage and $250,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (84 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bourbon County, KS (near Ft Scott) · Hail 2.50″ · $30 million
  “Hen egg to tennis ball size hail was reported in Fort Scott, Kansas. It was estimated that two thirds of the homes in Fort Scott had damage because of hail. Windows to houses and cars were broken across the Fort Scott area. Damage was reported to siding and roofing of homes.”
• Polk County, MO (near Bolivar) · Hail 1.75″ · $500,000
  “There were reports of broken windows and damage to siding on homes. The estimated damage cost for the entire county including the city of Bolivar due to this storm will be in this event.”
• Vernon County, MO (near Milo) · Hail 1.75″ · $500,000
  “Golf ball size hail broke windows. The estimate damage cost for the entire county including the city of Nevada will be included in this report.”
• Laclede County, MO (near Conway) · Hail 1.75″ · $250,000
  “Emergency manager reported numerous windows were damaged due to golf ball size hail. I-44 was briefly shut down near mile marker 121 due to hail covered roadways. The estimated damage cost will be for the entire county for this storm in this report.”
• Rooks County, KS (near Plainville) · Hail 1.50″ · $15,000
  “This report was a public report, relayed by the emergency manager. The ping pong size hail occurred along with 1.5 inches of rain and the hail was 6 inches deep.”
• Jewell County, KS (near Burr Oak) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Blowing dust and zero visibility occurred along with the wind gusts.”

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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