Storm reports for July 23, 2013

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On July 23, 2013, 153 hail, 237 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Reno County, KS.

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 (153)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.4 million in property damage, $215,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (394 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Columbiana County, OH (near East Liverpool) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “An NWS storm survey found a downburst occurred in Thompson Park in East Liverpool. Widespread wind damage was found with trees snapped or uprooted, some falling on houses. Maximum wind gusts were estimated at 80-90 MPH.”
• Garland County, AR (near Hot Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A large tree limb fell onto a car in Gulpha Gorge. There was one minor injury.”
• Garland County, AR (near Pleasant Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $400,000
  “Just west of Hot Springs, thunderstorm winds damaged two businesses in a strip mall. At a dollar store, winds blew in through a roll-up garage door in the back, traveled through the store and rearranged some of the merchandise, then blew out the front doors.”
• Wagoner County, OK (near La Barge) · Tornado EF1 · $180,000
  “This tornado damaged a metal building, destroyed barns and outbuildings, destroyed portions of two storage units, damaged the roofs and siding of dozens of homes and businesses, uprooted trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.”
• Sumner County, KS (near South Haven) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Damage was reported throughout the town with numerous power outages.”
• Union County, KY (near Morganfield) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $75,000
  “Scattered wind damage extended from about three miles north of Morganfield to Morganfield, and then extended southwest to about ten miles southwest of Morganfield around Kentucky Highway 109. Dozens of trees were uprooted.”

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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