Storm reports for August 6, 2013

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On August 6, 2013, 156 hail, 119 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Greeley 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 (156)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $21 million in property damage, $150,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (294 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Waupaca County, WI (near Partridge Lake) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000 · 2 injuries
  “A tornado formed just after 12:20 am CDT and quickly moved east-southeast. The storm hit a campground, blowing several camper trailers over. Two people sustained minor injuries at the campground.”
• Outagamie County, WI (near Greenville) · Tornado EF1 · $10 million
  “A tornado formed near Highway 41 northwest of Appleton and moved east across northern portions of Appleton, Kimberly and Kaukauna. The tornado caused some roof damage to the Northland Mall (DI 11, DOD 2) and caused roof and window damage to two small retail buildings (DI 8, DOD 3 and 4).”
• Outagamie County, WI (near New London) · Tornado EF1 · $2.5 million
  “The tornado that struck Waupaca County at 12:24 am CDT entered Outagamie County about a mile south of New London at 12:25 am CDT. The tornado damaged or uprooted several hundred trees (DI 27, DOD 3 and 4; DI 28, DOD 3 and 4) along the path, many falling on houses in a two block area of Hortonville…”
• Brown County, WI (near Wrightstown) · Tornado EF0 · $2 million
  “The tornado that developed 2.7 miles east-northeast of Mackville in Outagamie County at 12:40 am CDT moved into Brown County, entering near Highway 41, 1.8 miles northwest of Wrightstown, at 12:48 am CDT.”
• Waupaca County, WI (near New London) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million
  “Another fast-moving tornado formed within a line of severe thunderstorms and raced to the southeast. The tornado struck a church, causing severe damage (DI 9, DOD 6 and 7). A large portion of the roof collapsed, causing failure of two walls. A wall on a new portion of the church was pushed in.”
• Stark County, ND (near Dickinson) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $850,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey was done on the west side of Dickinson where wind damage occurred. The very high winds blew the roof off a storage unit and blew doors in.”

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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