Storm reports for August 26, 2013

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On August 26, 2013, 17 hail, 24 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Otter Tail County, MN.

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 (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $276,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (42 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Valencia) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $60,000
  “Scattered strong thunderstorms affected the greater Phoenix area during the evening hours on August 26th, and they affected the towns of Buckeye, Goodyear and Litchfield Park. The Buckeye airport mesonet sensor measured a sustained wind at 43 mph as well as a peak gust of 68 mph.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Casa Grande) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Scattered thunderstorms developed across the deserts of south central Arizona during the late afternoon hours on August 26th, and they affected Casa Grande as well as the surrounding areas.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Tempe) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Scattered afternoon thunderstorms moved across the southeast portions of the greater Phoenix area on August 26th, and they impacted the community of Tempe.”
• Mason County, MI (near Wiley) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “A county official reported that multiple large trees were blown down near Wiley. This storm also brought down scattered branches in Lake and Newaygo Counties.”
• Flathead County, MT (near Kalispell) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $25,000
  “An 80-foot-tall pine tree fell over on 5th Ave West in Kalispell crushing a Corvette and damaging a truck, car and a boat.”
• Niagara County, NY (near Echota) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Law enforcement reported wires down 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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