Storm reports for August 21, 2013

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On August 21, 2013, 53 hail, 59 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Rock County, NE.

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 (53)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $372,000 in property damage, $31,000 in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (113 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Menominee County, WI (near Keshena) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · 1 death
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Keshena. One tree fell onto a car and killed a 39 year old woman.”
• Shawano County, WI (near Morgan) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $75,000
  “A severe thunderstorm with estimated winds of 85 to 95 mph, caused damage to trees and two houses in Gresham. Both houses lost portions of the roof deck, in addition to several dozen trees on the property.”
• Brown County, WI (near Cormier) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds, estimated at 80 mph, took down several trees, numerous large limbs and blew off pieces of siding and shingles of several houses on the west side of Green Bay.”
• Pasco County, FL (near Holiday) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “The Florida State Watch Office relayed a report of 13 damaged mobile homes in the Holiday area. They also reported numerous downed trees and powerlines in the vicinity.”
• Shelby County, KY (near Simpsonville) · Hail 1.75″ · $30,000
  “Local media reported golf-ball sized hail that fell from a supercell in Simpsonville.”
• Bremer County, IA (near Plainfield) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous large trees down in town. One large tree leaning on a house.”

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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