Storm reports for August 12, 2013

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On August 12, 2013, 28 hail, 46 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 26 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Butte County, SD.

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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $199,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (76 events in 26 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• New Castle County, DE (near Newark) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “A severe thunderstorm that moved through Newark sheared the bricks off of one building and also damaged shutters and windows at the Studio Green Apartments. Trees and power lines were also knocked down along Elkton Road.”
• Pontotoc County, OK (near Allen) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Delayed report of a few shingles blown of roofs.”
• Tazewell County, VA (near Richlands) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “WOAY Television of Oak Hill, West Virginia reported that thunderstorm winds blew a portion of a roof off a home near Richlands as well as blowing down one tree.”
• Robertson County, TN (near Cross Plains) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “An NWS Storm Survey and Robertson County Emergency Management found a microburst blew down numerous trees and power lines and damaged tobacco crops in Cross Plains.”
• Murray County, OK (near Sulphur) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous large tree branches downed along with numerous power outages.”
• Marion County, MS (near Columbia Marion Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A large tree was blown onto Mississippi Highway 35 North near the intersection with Mississippi Highway 13, damaging a vehicle.”

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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