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Storm reports for May 18, 2013
On May 18, 2013, 149 hail, 100 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 15 states.
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On May 18, 2013, 149 hail, 100 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Jackson 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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 35 | 37 | 9 | 2.00″ |
| NE | 31 | 21 | 1 | 2.50″ |
| SD | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| OK | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| CO | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| TX | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| MN | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| GA | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| ND | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| IA | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| FL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| WY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| MT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| MO | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| TN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.88″ |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Enid, OK | 50,519 | 1.90″ |
| Altus, OK | 18,543 | 1.90″ |
| Elgin, OK | 3,613 | 1.75″ |
| Rapid City, SD | 79,894 | 1.50″ |
| Lawton, OK | 90,027 | 1.25″ |
| Sterling, CO | 13,114 | 1.00″ |
| Sidney, NE | 6,483 | 1.00″ |
| Fairbury, NE | 3,858 | 1.00″ |
| Yuma, CO | 3,472 | 1.00″ |
| Spearfish, SD | 13,803 | 0.88″ |
| Dacula, GA | 8,018 | 0.88″ |
| Springfield, GA | 3,223 | 0.88″ |
| Guyton, GA | 3,059 | 0.88″ |
| Summerset, SD | 3,013 | 0.88″ |
Hail reports (149)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 21:51 | 2.75″ | Jackson County, OK |
| 00:50 | 2.75″ | Haskell County, TX |
| 21:45 | 2.50″ | Harmon County, OK |
| 21:51 | 2.50″ | Jackson County, OK |
| 22:11 | 2.50″ | Jackson County, OK |
| 22:34 | 2.50″ | Jackson County, OK |
| 23:00 | 2.50″ | Beckham County, OK |
| 23:50 | 2.50″ | Chase County, NE |
| 21:26 | 2.00″ | Ness County, KS |
| 22:45 | 2.00″ | Ness County, KS |
| 22:50 | 2.00″ | Ness County, KS |
| 23:25 | 2.00″ | Hodgeman County, KS |
| 00:14 | 2.00″ | Jackson County, OK |
| 02:00 | 1.90″ | Jackson County, OK |
| 02:00 | 1.90″ | Garfield County, OK |
| 18:45 | 1.75″ | Lawrence County, SD |
| 21:00 | 1.75″ | Trego County, KS |
| 21:13 | 1.75″ | Ness County, KS |
| 21:33 | 1.75″ | Jackson County, OK |
| 21:45 | 1.75″ | Ness County, KS |
| 22:05 | 1.75″ | Ness County, KS |
| 22:15 | 1.75″ | Dawes County, NE |
| 22:15 | 1.75″ | Washita County, OK |
| 22:30 | 1.75″ | Ziebach County, SD |
| 22:37 | 1.75″ | Decatur County, KS |
| 23:00 | 1.75″ | Ness County, KS |
| 23:10 | 1.75″ | Trego County, KS |
| 23:40 | 1.75″ | Sheridan County, NE |
| 23:45 | 1.75″ | Grant County, ND |
| 00:17 | 1.75″ | Sheridan County, NE |
| 00:48 | 1.75″ | Haskell County, TX |
| 01:45 | 1.75″ | Jackson County, OK |
| 01:51 | 1.75″ | Jackson County, OK |
| 02:35 | 1.75″ | Fallon County, MT |
| 02:38 | 1.75″ | Slope County, ND |
| 02:40 | 1.75″ | Fallon County, MT |
| 02:41 | 1.75″ | Comanche County, OK |
| 02:50 | 1.75″ | Ottawa County, KS |
| 23:27 | 1.50″ | Pennington County, SD |
| 23:30 | 1.50″ | Pennington County, SD |
| 23:42 | 1.50″ | Pennington County, SD |
| 23:45 | 1.50″ | Pennington County, SD |
| 00:04 | 1.50″ | Keith County, NE |
| 01:22 | 1.50″ | Knox County, TX |
| 01:56 | 1.50″ | Wilbarger County, TX |
| 22:26 | 1.25″ | Sheridan County, KS |
| 22:27 | 1.25″ | Harmon County, OK |
| 22:44 | 1.25″ | Custer County, OK |
| 23:53 | 1.25″ | Stanley County, SD |
| 00:00 | 1.25″ | Pope County, MN |
| 00:00 | 1.25″ | Deuel County, NE |
| 00:12 | 1.25″ | Ellis County, KS |
| 00:50 | 1.25″ | Bradford County, FL |
| 02:33 | 1.25″ | Stutsman County, ND |
| 04:13 | 1.25″ | Comanche County, OK |
| 20:00 | 1.00″ | Meade County, SD |
| 21:12 | 1.00″ | Johnson County, WY |
| 21:17 | 1.00″ | Thomas County, KS |
| 21:25 | 1.00″ | Ness County, KS |
| 21:35 | 1.00″ | Arthur County, NE |
| 21:40 | 1.00″ | Rawlins County, KS |
| 21:40 | 1.00″ | Thomas County, KS |
| 21:55 | 1.00″ | Keith County, NE |
| 22:08 | 1.00″ | Dawes County, NE |
| 22:15 | 1.00″ | Arthur County, NE |
| 22:20 | 1.00″ | Meade County, SD |
| 22:30 | 1.00″ | Trego County, KS |
| 22:34 | 1.00″ | Sheridan County, KS |
| 22:35 | 1.00″ | Cheyenne County, NE |
| 22:40 | 1.00″ | Dewey County, SD |
| 22:40 | 1.00″ | Cheyenne County, NE |
| 22:41 | 1.00″ | Washington County, CO |
| 22:43 | 1.00″ | Logan County, CO |
| 22:58 | 1.00″ | Ziebach County, SD |
| 22:59 | 1.00″ | Cottle County, TX |
| 23:10 | 1.00″ | Cheyenne County, NE |
| 23:15 | 1.00″ | Sheridan County, NE |
| 23:22 | 1.00″ | Dewey County, SD |
| 23:25 | 1.00″ | Weston County, WY |
| 23:25 | 1.00″ | Stanley County, SD |
| 23:26 | 1.00″ | Phillips County, KS |
| 23:29 | 1.00″ | Childress County, TX |
| 23:30 | 1.00″ | Deuel County, NE |
| 23:30 | 1.00″ | Sheridan County, NE |
| 23:35 | 1.00″ | Pennington County, SD |
| 23:40 | 1.00″ | Pennington County, SD |
| 23:40 | 1.00″ | Pennington County, SD |
| 23:41 | 1.00″ | Stanley County, SD |
| 23:45 | 1.00″ | Pawnee County, KS |
| 23:50 | 1.00″ | Sheridan County, NE |
| 00:00 | 1.00″ | Deuel County, NE |
| 00:01 | 1.00″ | Pope County, MN |
| 00:10 | 1.00″ | Ellis County, KS |
| 00:18 | 1.00″ | Weston County, WY |
| 00:23 | 1.00″ | Kiowa County, OK |
| 00:25 | 1.00″ | Becker County, MN |
| 00:27 | 1.00″ | Pawnee County, KS |
| 00:29 | 1.00″ | Perkins County, NE |
| 00:32 | 1.00″ | Russell County, KS |
| 00:34 | 1.00″ | Comanche County, KS |
| 00:40 | 1.00″ | Comanche County, KS |
| 00:41 | 1.00″ | Perkins County, NE |
| 00:57 | 1.00″ | Keith County, NE |
| 01:15 | 1.00″ | Arthur County, NE |
| 01:15 | 1.00″ | Blaine County, NE |
| 01:35 | 1.00″ | Chase County, NE |
| 01:48 | 1.00″ | Kidder County, ND |
| 01:55 | 1.00″ | Jackson County, SD |
| 02:40 | 1.00″ | Haakon County, SD |
| 03:02 | 1.00″ | Cloud County, KS |
| 04:14 | 1.00″ | Polk County, MN |
| 04:27 | 1.00″ | Comanche County, OK |
| 04:31 | 1.00″ | Jefferson County, NE |
| 04:33 | 1.00″ | Jefferson County, NE |
| 04:45 | 1.00″ | Yuma County, CO |
| 08:09 | 1.00″ | Marion County, IA |
| 10:46 | 1.00″ | Thomas County, KS |
| 18:45 | 0.88″ | Lawrence County, SD |
| 19:15 | 0.88″ | Lawrence County, SD |
| 20:50 | 0.88″ | Effingham County, GA |
| 21:50 | 0.88″ | Meade County, SD |
| 21:50 | 0.88″ | Meade County, SD |
| 21:51 | 0.88″ | Logan County, CO |
| 21:51 | 0.88″ | Logan County, CO |
| 21:58 | 0.88″ | Nassau County, FL |
| 22:20 | 0.88″ | Washington County, CO |
| 22:38 | 0.88″ | Washington County, CO |
| 22:45 | 0.88″ | Washington County, CO |
| 23:01 | 0.88″ | Dundy County, NE |
| 00:05 | 0.88″ | Deuel County, NE |
| 00:05 | 0.88″ | Oglala Lakota County, SD |
| 00:30 | 0.88″ | Logan County, NE |
| 00:39 | 0.88″ | Osborne County, KS |
| 01:25 | 0.88″ | Cherry County, NE |
| 01:45 | 0.88″ | Kingman County, KS |
| 03:42 | 0.88″ | Cloud County, KS |
| 09:00 | 0.88″ | Gwinnett County, GA |
| 09:45 | 0.88″ | Worth County, IA |
| 10:04 | 0.88″ | Davidson County, TN |
| 20:15 | 0.75″ | Meade County, SD |
| 21:40 | 0.75″ | Meade County, SD |
| 22:59 | 0.75″ | Dundy County, NE |
| 23:20 | 0.75″ | Rooks County, KS |
| 23:34 | 0.75″ | Osborne County, KS |
| 23:34 | 0.75″ | Decatur County, KS |
| 23:45 | 0.75″ | Pennington County, SD |
| 00:33 | 0.75″ | Becker County, MN |
| 01:43 | 0.75″ | Jackson County, SD |
| 02:10 | 0.75″ | Jackson County, SD |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $808,000 in property damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (260 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County, IA | 1 | 5 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Geary County, KS | 1 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Pennington County, SD | 4 | 0 | 0 | $450,000 |
| Pawnee County, KS | 1 | 0 | 0 | $140,000 |
| Garden County, NE | 3 | 0 | 0 | $66,000 |
| Garfield County, OK | 1 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Oklahoma County, OK | 1 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Slope County, ND | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | 4 | 0 | 0 | $17,000 |
| Keith County, NE | 3 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Beadle County, SD | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Walton County, GA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Geary County, KS (near Milford) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · 2 injuries
“One camper flipped over with 2 minor injuries and another camper flipped. Most of the area without power.” - Pawnee County, KS (near Burdett Rucker Arpt) · Tornado EF4 · $140,000
“This tornado was well documented by storm chasers, spotters and a research team with portable doppler radar. The tornado did turn north towards the end of it's life cycle. Low end EF4 damage was done to a home along US156. The roof and walls were blown away of this well constructed house.” - Garden County, NE (near Lewellen) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $40,000
“Seven tower center pivot irrigation system overturned.” - Garfield County, OK (near Enid) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $40,000
“Many trees and power lines downed, and a police officer was injured by debris.” - Oklahoma County, OK (near Oklahoma City) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
“Many power lines were downed in the area around 150th and Penn.” - Garden County, NE (near Lewellen) · Thunderstorm wind 93 mph · $25,000
“Several large tree limbs down and hardwood trees trunks were snapped. Power lines were down in the vicinity as well.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for May 18, 2013
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 2 tornado paths from this storm day (1 EF1, 1 EF0), 7 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF1 | 100 mph | 7.0 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:35–22:45 UTC | NWS Topeka |
| EF0 | 80 mph | 0.4 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:00–23:02 UTC | NWS Topeka |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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