Storm reports for May 6, 2013

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On May 6, 2013, 12 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Iredell County, NC.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 18 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

• Carteret County, NC (near Beaufort Moorehd Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph
  “Beaufort ASOS reported a peak gust of 71 mph in a thunderstorm.”
• Terry County, TX (near Brownfield) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph
  “A storm chaser estimated a wind gust to 67 mph five miles north-northeast of Brownfield. No damage was reported.”
• Hockley County, TX (near Sundown) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A storm chaser estimated a wind gust to 65 mph three miles east of Anton. No damage was reported.”
• Lassen County, CA (near Hayden Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Wind gust measured at the Ash Valley RAWS.”
• Carteret County, NC (near Core Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Power lines blown down along Highway 101 near Tuttles Grove.”
• Iredell County, NC (near Love Valley) · Hail 1.50″
  “Roughly half dollar size large hail was reported near the intersection of Bruce Farm Rd and highway 115. Quarter size hail was also reported on Taylor Springs Rd.”

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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