Storm reports for July 24, 2013

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On July 24, 2013, 71 hail, 61 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Box Butte County, NE.

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 (71)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $912,000 in property damage, $25.3 million in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (132 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Muscogee County, GA (near Columbus) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000 · 1 death
  “Broadcast media and newspaper articles reported numerous trees and power lines down on the northeast side of Columbus, near the Lake Bottom area. A 57-year-old woman was killed when a tree limb fell on her in her back yard at the 1200 block of 16th Street.”
• Valley County, NE (near North Loup) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $150,000
  “A two story barn was heavily damaged, with one wall collapsed, by wind gusts estimated to be approaching 100 MPH. A nearby home suffered minor siding damage. A storage shed was moved from its foundation, being shoved up next to a power pole.”
• El Paso County, TX (near White) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Broadcast media reported at least 50 large trees down in the Upper Valley near Sunset and Briarwood including some on power lines and a tree. Framing and boards on a new construction building near Sunland Park Drive and Constitution were completely blown down.”
• Valley County, NE (near Ord) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “Wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH were accompanied by quarter sized hail.”
• Howard County, NE (near Boelus) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $75,000
  “Wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH were accompanied by quarter to ping pong ball size hail.”
• Columbia County, GA (near Winfield) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $18,000
  “EM reported power lines and poles down along the lake shore in Winfield Hill area of northwest Columbia County. Several trees were also down.”

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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