Storm reports for May 17, 2013

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On May 17, 2013, 107 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Young County, TX.

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 (107)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.2 million in property damage and $136,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (128 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Limestone County, AL (near Holland Gin) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “This very short-lived tornado was part of the same storm that produced the tornado across the southern portion of Athens, Alabama, earlier. Damage was in less than a quarter of a mile swath between residences along either side of Hardiman Lane.”
• Young County, TX (near Eliasville) · Tornado EF1 · $80,000
  “Trained spotters observed a tornado outside of Eliasville. This was the second of two tornadoes this day. This tornado was very narrow, but produced EF-1 damage to a home. This tornado moved from the northeast to the southwest.”
• Young County, TX (near Graham) · Hail 2.75″ · $60,000
  “Hail increased to the size of baseballs in Graham.”
• Limestone County, AL (near Tanner) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A short-lived tornado initially touched down along Roy Long Road just west of Highway 31. Several trees were snapped and uprooted around a residential property. The residence itself sustained minor damage as narrow wooden front porch pillars were broken and shifted by the wind.”
• Stephens County, TX (near Ivan) · Hail 2.50″ · $20,000
  “Broadcast media reported baseball sized hail near Ivan.”
• Bennett County, SD (near Vetal) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “The combination of hail and wind damaged vehicles.”

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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