Storm reports for April 29, 2013

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On April 29, 2013, 82 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Dubuque County, IA.

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 (82)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $387,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (98 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Matagorda County, TX (near Lake Austin) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $200,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees and damaged a number of roofs on Chinquapin Road.”
• Black Hawk County, IA (near Waterloo) · Hail 1.00″ · $25,000
  “Quarter size hall covering the ground two the three inches deep at the intersection of Conger St and Highway 63.”
• McIntosh County, GA (near South Newport) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “The McIntosh Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines down along Highway 17, near the Libery County border.”
• McIntosh County, GA (near Doboy) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Georgia Department of Natural Resources reported numerous trees down across the south end of Sapelo Island, including a 100 year old 60 ft oak tree.”
• Black Hawk County, IA (near Castle Hill) · Hail 1.00″ · $10,000
  “Hail covering the ground at the intersection of Greenhill Road and Rainbow Drive.|Relayed by KCVM.”
• Hardin County, IA (near Abbott) · Hail 1.00″ · $10,000
  “An Iowa State Trooper reported quarter size hail on the highway two inches deep.”

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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