Storm reports for May 30, 2013

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On May 30, 2013, 155 hail, 221 damaging-wind and 30 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Stephens County, OK. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (155)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7.2 million in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage, 14 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (413 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grant County, AR (near Tull) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000 · 1 death
  “A brief EF1 tornado caused damage, mainly to trees. However, one of these trees killed a 33 year-old man when it fell on his car. He was driving on Main St./Arkansas 291 in Tull on his way to work. This was the first tornado fatality in Grant County in more than 60 years.”
• Polk County, AR (near Cove) · Tornado EF2 · $285,000 · 5 injuries
  “This tornado exited McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 1.4 miles southeast of Plunkettville and entered Polk County, Arkansas, 3 miles southwest of Cove. In Arkansas, several mobile homes were damaged, including one that was crushed by a large tree and another that rolled over onto two vehicles.”
• Clark County, AR (near Amity) · Tornado EF2 · $125,000 · 5 injuries
  “This tornado exited Pike County 1.5 miles northeast of Rosboro and entered Clark County 2.3 miles northwest of Amity. In Clark County, the tornado destroyed a mobile home, injuring five people. Four houses had minor damage. A large metal building was badly damaged.”
• Montgomery County, AR (near Huddleston) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000 · 2 injuries
  “An EF2 tornado blew the roof off one house and damaged another. A number of outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off. Two people were injured.”
• Monroe County, AR (near Brinkley Meml Arpt) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “An EF1 tornado began around Greenlee Park on the east side of Brinkley and moved mostly to the north. It took the roof off a house, slightly injuring a person inside. A few other buildings had minor roof damage. Trees were uprooted or snapped off. The tornado continued into St.”
• Lawrence County, AR (near Ravenden) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Straight line winds knocked down several trees and a few power poles in Ravenden. One person was injured by a falling tree.”

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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