Storm reports for July 17, 2013

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On July 17, 2013, 55 hail, 150 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Greenville County, SC.

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 (55)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.7 million in property damage and $107,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (206 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fulton County, GA (near Fairburn) · Hail 1.75″ · $3.9 million
  “The public reported golf ball sized hail west of Fairburn.”
• Coweta County, GA (near Mc Collum) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.1 million
  “The public reported quarter to golf ball sized hail south of Palmetto.”
• Richland County, SC (near Columbia) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $820,000
  “The State Newspaper reported several trees fell on homes in Columbia. At least 8 homes were damaged so thoroughly that they were deemed unsafe for habitation.”
• Fulton County, GA (near Atlanta) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $200,000
  “A Philips Arena employee reported that a section of the arena roof sustained damage, resulting in the evacuation of some of the seating space. Roof debris was reported to be scattered on nearby sidewalks. No injuries were sustained.”
• Flathead County, MT (near Jessup) · Hail 1.00″ · $100,000
  “A right-moving supercell developed just southeast of Kila and tracked north and east across the Creston area. A local business sustained considerable damage due to the estimated quarter size hail.”
• Orleans County, VT (near Newport) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous reports of trees and power lines down on several roads and ono some vehicles and houses in Newport.”

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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