Storm reports for July 8, 2013

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On July 8, 2013, 78 hail, 138 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Garfield County, MT.

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 (78)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.6 million in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (219 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Brown County, NE (near Ainsworth) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “Strong wind gusts estimated to 80 MPH destroyed a machine shed, cattle feeding shed, and hog shed 3 miles west of Ainsworth. A dry fertilizer plant also sustained heavy damage 2 miles west of Ainsworth. Three miles southwest of Ainsworth, a barn sustained heavy damage.”
• Brown County, NE (near Ainsworth) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “Law Enforcement reports numerous trees and power lines down as a result of thunderstorm winds in and around Ainsworth.”
• Pennington County, SD (near Hayward) · Hail 2.75″ · $500,000
  “Large hail damaged automobiles and other property in the area.”
• Custer County, SD (near Hermosa) · Hail 2.25″ · $400,000
  “Large hail damaged some homes and vehicles near Hermosa.”
• Dunn County, ND (near Killdeer) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $175,000
  “There were multiple reports of up to eight inch in diameter trees snapped around Killdeer. A hanger at the Killdeer airport was destroyed, with several planes damaged or destroyed.”
• Dunn County, ND (near Halliday) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $80,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds tipped over campers, took power lines down, and ripped siding from several homes in Halliday.”

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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