Storm reports for July 20, 2013

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On July 20, 2013, 68 hail, 112 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 27 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in McCone 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 (68)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $15.8 million in property damage, $6,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (181 events in 27 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kane County, IL (near Henpeck) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A construction trailer was blown over on Rockport Road. One person was injured.”
• Pennington County, SD (near Rapid City) · Hail 1.50″ · $8 million
  “Large hail damaged automobiles and property in the area.”
• Pennington County, SD (near Rapid City) · Hail 2.00″ · $5 million
  “Large hail damaged vehicles and property in the area.”
• Nye County, NV (near Pahrump) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $25,000
  “A tree blew down and landed on power lines, a tent was torn down, a car was flipped over, siding was torn off the Salvation Army building, and a picnic table was thrown over a car.”
• Clark County, NV (near Las Vegas N Air Term) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “At least three trees were blown down, a patio cover was blown off a home, a hanging sign was torn from a traffic light, and 6300 customers lost power.”
• Coles County, IL (near Mattoon) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous tree branches and power lines were blown down on the west side of Mattoon.”

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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