Storm reports for April 28, 2013

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On April 28, 2013, 7 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Troup County, GA.

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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.2 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (24 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Troup County, GA (near La Grange) · Hail 2.75″ · $1.7 million
  “Several reports were relayed from the public of quarter to baseball sized hail in the LaGrange area. Damage was reported to windows, cars and roofs.”
• Newton County, GA (near Porterdale) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.2 million
  “The public reported golf ball sized hail across Covington.”
• Coweta County, GA (near Moreland) · Tornado EF0 · $60,000
  “A National Weather Service and Emergency Management survey team determined an EF-0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 MPH briefly touched down just east of Moreland near Martin Mill Road and Windom Drive where a 35X35 ft outbuilding used as a workshop was destroyed.”
• Cameron County, TX (near Laureles) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “In North Los Fresnos, two tin roofs were lifted from old, poorly constructed trailers in a colonia neighborhood just east of the intersection of FM 510 and FM 1847 (Arroyo Blvd).”
• Henry County, GA (near Ola) · Tornado EF0 · $20,000
  “A National Weather Service survey team determined that a weak EF-0 tornado touched down at Turner Church Road and North Ola Road. A tree was downed at that location. The tornado then lifted and touched down in the Sleepy Hollow subdivision where most of its damage occurred.”
• Lincoln County, GA (near Clay Hill) · Tornado EF0 · $12,000
  “NWS storm survey found many trees down along and near Greaham Park Road near Clay Hill.”

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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