Storm reports for August 7, 2013

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On August 7, 2013, 56 hail, 61 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Cimarron County, OK.

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 (56)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $315,000 in property damage and $4,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (121 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hockley County, TX (near Levelland) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $60,000
  “Local emergency management officials reported power poles blown down on the west side of Levelland as a thunderstorm moved through. A mobile home under development was also knocked down by strong winds nearby.”
• Wayne County, OH (near East Union) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF1 tornado occurred near Orrville along Mc Quaid Rd. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 1 mile with a width maximum winds estimated to be 95 mph. The maximum width was approximately 50 yards.”
• Cimarron County, OK (near Keyes) · Hail 2.75″ · $16,000
  “A discrete thunderstorm developed across western Cimarron County during the early evening hours of the 7th. The thunderstorm quickly intensified and after initially on a northward track the storm turned to the east.”
• Hardeman County, TX (near Goodlett) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $12,000
  “An empty semi was overturned 2 miles west of Goodlett.”
• Jackson County, OK (near Eldorado) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Emergency Manager reported power lines down.”
• Erie County, NY (near Athol Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Local television reporting showed trees downed by thunderstorm winds.”

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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