Storm reports for May 22, 2013

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On May 22, 2013, 88 hail, 141 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Oneida 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 (88)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage, $6,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (229 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Putnam County, WV (near Mt Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $125,000 · 2 injuries
  “A microburst occurred in a mobile home park near Marina Park and into a housing development near Marina Drive. The peak wind gust was estimated around 75 mph. Several large trees were uprooted or blown down. Two mobile homes were destroyed by fallen trees with 5 others damaged.”
• Sullivan County, NY (near Roscoe) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Person injured by falling hail at the campground in Roscoe as he was trying to seek shelter in bath house at campground.”
• St. Mary Parish, LA (near Morgan City) · Thunderstorm wind 102 mph · $250,000
  “An isolated strong thunderstorm moved east across the lower sections of the Atchafalaya Swamp including Flat Lake. As the storm neared the northern sections of Morgan City and Lake End Park the storm intensified farther producing winds around 70 knots.”
• Assumption Parish, LA (near Boeuf) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “An industrial service company just north northeast of Amelia had considerable roof damage to a couple of metal buildings. One building lost much of it's roof. Three power poles were also snapped.”
• Indiana County, PA (near Homer City) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Emergency management reported numerous trees and power lines down.”
• Jefferson County, PA (near Kahletown) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Fire/Rescue reported multiple trees down blocking State Route 36 from Clarion county border to State Route 889.”

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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