Storm reports for August 16, 2013

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On August 16, 2013, 10 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Crook County, OR.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $149,000 in property damage and $25,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (25 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Brazoria County, TX (near Pearland) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “A severe thunderstorm downed hundreds of trees, numerous power poles, and a lot of fences in the Pearland area between Highway 35 and Highway 288. Winds were estimated to be gusting up to 60 mph as the storm moved southward across the area.”
• Brazoria County, TX (near Anchor) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $12,000
  “A serere thunderstorm downed trees near the Angleton and Holiday Lakes area.”
• Harris County, TX (near Sunny Side) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced wind damage that knocked down several trees and took off some roof shingles.”
• Erath County, TX (near Stephenville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “A sheet metal structure shading cattle feed lanes was reported to have been blown down.”
• Montgomery County, TX (near Shenandoah) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $3,000
  “A strong thunderstorm downed trees and branches near the Woodlands Mall area and near Research Park Drive.”
• Levy County, FL (near Fanning Springs) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “A large tree was blown down in front of a home in Fanning Springs.”

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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