Storm reports for May 28, 2013

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On May 28, 2013, 148 hail, 100 damaging-wind and 25 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Nemaha County, KS.

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 $524 million in property damage, $814,000 in crop damage and 9 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (274 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Erie County, PA (near Ivarea) · Tornado EF1 · $75,000 · 5 injuries
  “A supercell thunderstorm produced two tornadoes in Erie County. The first tornado touched down about two miles northeast of Cranesville. The tornado was on the ground for over a mile and a half and downed many trees. A mobile home was also overturned and destroyed.”
• Erie County, PA (near Edinboro) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000 · 2 injuries
  “A second tornado touched down about two miles north of Edinboro. This tornado then traveled east to Union city and finally lifted about three miles southeast of the town. The tornado appears to have been on the ground only intermittently.”
• Bennett County, SD (near Allen) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down on the west side of Allen Road south of Allen and rolled a mobile home down a hill. It tore off the roof and collapsed several walls of a small stick built house on the east side of the road before dissipating.”
• Bennett County, SD (near Allen) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “Straight-line wind damage was observed along BIA Road 22 southeast of Allen. The winds tore part of the roof off a small building and ripped shingles and metal roofing off two houses. A mobile home was rolled and completely smashed. A large cottonwood tree was snapped.”
• Potter County, TX (near Amarillo) · Hail 2.75″ · $200 million
  “A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th.”
• Potter County, TX (near Amarillo) · Hail 1.75″ · $100 million
  “A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th.”

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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