Storm reports for August 13, 2013

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On August 13, 2013, 14 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Custer 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 (14)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $406,000 in property damage and $4,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (46 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ocean County, NJ (near Cedar Run) · Tornado EF0 · $250,000
  “An EF0 tornado touched down in Manahawkin (Stafford Township) on the morning of the 13th. The estimated maximum wind speed was 85 mph and the maximum path width was 100 yards. The estimated path length was 3.2 miles.”
• Burlington County, NJ (near Indian Mills) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees and wires in Shamong Township with the wind damage centered around Indian Mills Road. A few homes were damaged by downed trees and a roof was blown off a barn. One downed tree crashed through the bedroom roof of one home.”
• Morris County, NJ (near Petersburg) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “A severe thunderstorm in Jefferson Township tossed a utility shed upside down on a property on School House Road as well as knocked down a tree across the roadway.”
• Franklin County, TX (near Purley) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $5,000
  “Trees were downed on Hwy. 37 and FM. 900 near Purley, Texas. There was also a report of minor roof damage from thunderstorm wind gusts near Purley, Texas.”
• Dallas County, TX (near Garland) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $3,000
  “Emergency management reported trees down, and a steeple and air conditioning unit blown off a church.”
• Dallas County, TX (near Rowlett) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $3,000
  “Public report of tree, fence and roof damage.”

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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