Storm reports for May 1, 2013

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On May 1, 2013, 26 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Kiowa County, OK.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 31 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Shackelford County, TX (near Albany) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “The fire department reported a large factory lost its roof. In addition, several very large trees and power lines were downed by the strong winds.”
• Shackelford County, TX (near Albany) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “The sheriff's office estimated a 60 mph wind gust.”
• Kendall County, TX (near Berghiem) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that knocked down large tree limbs.”
• Kiowa County, OK (near Roosevelt) · Hail 1.75″
  “Pea to golfball size hail fell from 1500-1530 CST.”
• Coleman County, TX (near Echo) · Hail 1.75″
  “Golf ball size hail was reported at the intersection of Texas Highway 206 and FM 1176.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Saffold) · Hail 1.00″
  “The social media page of a broadcast media station received several pictures of nickel to quarter sized hail near Sitka Street and Rome Avenue. Time was estimated from radar.”

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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