Storm reports for May 21, 2013

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On May 21, 2013, 148 hail, 284 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Columbia County, NY.

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 (148)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage, $113,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (432 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sumner County, TN (near Cedar Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $250,000 · 1 injury
  “Severe gust front winds caused a large road construction crane to collapse onto a car that was driving on the highway 109 bridge over the Cumberland River about 2 miles south of Gallatin. The car had two occupants. One was hospitalized with minor injuries. The other was uninjured.”
• Warren County, MS (near Vicksburg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Over twenty trees were blown down around Vicksburg, and in several other areas around the county. The roof of a business was blown off at Washington St and Belmont, and the roof of a home was blown off in the area.”
• Hunt County, TX (near Caddo Mills) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “The Hunt County Emergency Manager reported power lines and tree limbs blown down throughout the county. Homes in the Royse City and Caddo Mills areas suffered roof and fence damage. Two barns along County Road 2630 were also damaged by the winds.”
• Lamar County, TX (near Paris) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $70,000
  “Paris police reported several trees and power lines blown down in the city of Paris.”
• Chicot County, AR (near Lake Vlg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $60,000
  “Numerous reports of power lines and trees were blown down across the county. Twenty to thirty power lines were blown down on Lake Hall Road. Several power lines and trees were blown down on Highway 159. A tree fell on a camper in Pecan Grove RV Park trapping the resident.”
• Collin County, TX (near Biggers) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $50,000
  “The McKinney ASOS reported a wind gust of 68 mph.”

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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