Storm reports for April 8, 2013

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On April 8, 2013, 63 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Cheyenne 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 (63)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7.5 million in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (99 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dodge County, NE (near Bay State) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · 2 injuries
  “A NWS storm survey estimated that straight line winds reached an estimated 100 mph near North Bend. Twenty-one cars of a 138-car empty coal train derailed west of town and an unsecured mobile home was destroyed injuring 2 people.”
• Frontier County, NE (near Stockville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $6 million
  “A bow echo produced straight-line winds that were estimated up to 80 mph for nearly 30 minutes. The wind damage encompassed over 50 square miles in central and northeast Frontier County, in an area from east of Stockville and west of West Canyon Road to the south and west of Eustis.”
• Buffalo County, NE (near Kearney) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1 million
  “Considerable tree damage was reported, including trees blocking roadways. Winds destroyed a mobile home, damaged residence halls on the University of Nebraska-Kearney campus, and also blew part of the roof off the UNK library.”
• Dundy County, NE (near Benkelman) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “Report was first relayed to NWS from local newspaper, and later followed up with a storm survey. Extensive damage to one farm and feed yard. Several large outbuildings were destroyed, utility poles/fences were broken, a trailer was overturned and rolled. Farm implements were moved.”
• Hayes County, NE (near Hayes Center) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $60,000
  “Large storage building destroyed. Building was 60 by 80 feet. Siding of home and combine damaged by wind driven corn stalk remnants.”
• Phelps County, NE (near Holdrege) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “A semi tractor trailer was blown over by a severe wind gust.”

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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