Storm reports for June 21, 2013

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On June 21, 2013, 188 hail, 170 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Custer County, SD.

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 (188)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $20.8 million in property damage, $255,000 in crop damage, 1 injury and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (368 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hamlin County, SD (near Stone Bridge) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $215,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
  “Severe tree and structural damage occurred on Lake Poinsett with ninety mph winds. A woman was killed and her husband was seriously injured when their lake house was destroyed. A man was also hospitalized for electric shock.”
• Hennepin County, MN (near St Louis Park) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $17.8 million
  “Widespread trees and power lines were blown down between Uptown, Powderhorn and Longfellow neighborhoods in south Minneapolis. Some of the trees were in excess of two feet in diameter.”
• Codington County, SD (near (Aty)Watertown Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 82 mph · $574,000
  “Eighty mph winds caused extensive damage to trees along with many structures in and around Watertown. Many trees were downed.”
• Valley County, NE (near Elyria) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $500,000
  “A machine shed located 11 miles west and 1 mile north of Ord was destroyed. A number of power poles were knocked down from this area and extended to approximately 4 miles west of Ord. Irrigation pivots were overturned approximately 4 miles west of Ord. The start time was an estimate from radar data.”
• Beadle County, SD (near Huron) · Thunderstorm wind 87 mph · $200,000
  “Thunderstorm winds peeled off an apartment roof, damaging contents inside with water and wind, and displacing the residents of ten units. The winds also caused extensive tree and power line damage, some roof damage, and blew over two nearby semi trucks. Signs were also blown over.”
• Custer County, NE (near Broken Bow) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $200,000
  “Strong winds downed power lines and produced extensive tree damage in Broken Bow. Additional damage included overturned center pivots east of town and in Callaway. Visible wind damage covered a 40 mile path from Callaway to Comstock.”

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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