Storm reports for July 31, 2013

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On July 31, 2013, 48 hail, 48 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Finney 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 (48)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $328,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (97 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Logan County, KS (near Oakley) · Hail 2.50″ · $200,000
  “Numerous reports from emergency manager (EM), trained spotters and the public were received in a short period of time with hail sizes ranging from 1.25 up to 2.50 in diameter.”
• Hot Spring County, AR (near Glen Rose) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Glen Rose.”
• Clark County, AR (near Caddo Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Saline County, AR (near Haskell) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Haskell area.”
• Cheyenne County, KS (near St Francis) · Hail 2.00″ · $22,000
  “Large hail damaged trucks, tractors and buildings at a farmstead northwest of St Francis. Crop damage was also reported, but no estimate of dollar loss is available for the crops.”
• Hot Spring County, AR (near Bismarck) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down in Bismarck and along Arkansas 84 just east of town.”

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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