Storm reports for August 5, 2013

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On August 5, 2013, 67 hail, 102 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Gray 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 (67)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $884,000 in property damage and $80,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (171 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Salt Lake County, UT (near Dalton) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $300,000
  “A microburst occurred near the intersection of Utah State Route 111 and New Bingham Highway in West Jordan, knocking over or snapping a series of power poles. Rocky Mountain Power reported that 37 large transmission poles and 4 smaller distribution poles were damaged and had to be replaced.”
• Richland County, MT (near Lambert) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $150,000
  “Based on photos from emergency management and in discussion with those in the area, the wind speed is estimated to be at least 90 mph. Trees were stripped of their leaves, windows were broken, There was a home with part of the roof torn off, windows broken a shed completely destroyed, and a nearly…”
• Butler County, KS (near El Dorado Res) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “The Shady Creek Marina was hit hard by 80 mph damaging winds as the strong winds ripped away a dock from the marina store. Several boats were damaged, including a 40 foot houseboat that was swamped or partially sank.”
• Elk County, KS (near Howard) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were knocked down across town.”
• Ozark County, MO (near Thornfield) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees and power poles were blown down along with numerous power outages.”
• Orange County, FL (near Golden Rod) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $30,000
  “An isolated thunderstorm produced a microburst which caused a few large trees to uproot, downed several large tree limbs and damaged two pool screen enclosures. One of the screen enclosures was damaged after a tree fell onto it.”

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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