Storm reports for August 27, 2013

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On August 27, 2013, 15 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Shawano County, WI.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $50,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (47 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sheboygan County, WI (near Elkhart Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “A sporadic 3 mile path of trees and power lines down.”
• Livingston County, MI (near Chilson) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted and snapped. Minor siding damage was also observed with this EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 80 mph.”
• Ziebach County, SD (near Iron Lightning) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $5,000
  “A pole barn was lifted off its foundation by strong winds.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Stanfield) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours across portions of northwest Pinal county on August 27th, and they produced gusty and damaging winds which affected Ak-Chin Village.”
• Ziebach County, SD (near Iron Lightning) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “The combination of wind and hail caused property damage.”
• Livingston County, MI (near Cohoctah Center) · Tornado EF0 · $5,000
  “Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted and snapped with this EF0 tornado. Maximum winds estimated at 80 mph. The tornado touched down near Betterly Road, tracking East, then hooking Southeast to Northeast, tracking across Byron Road before lifting just before Oak Grove Road.”

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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