Storm reports for August 28, 2013

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On August 28, 2013, 17 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Richland County, ND.

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 $394,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (58 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Waddell) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $75,000
  “On August 28th, thunderstorms developed during the evening hours across the western portions of the greater Phoenix area, affecting communities such as Waddell, El Mirage and Luke Air Force Base.”
• Boyd County, KY (near Ashland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “A thunderstorm wind gust was strong enough to blow a portion of the roof off of the Castle Apartment building in the 2300 block of Winchester Avenue.”
• Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT (near Middletown) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Trees were reported down throughout the town.”
• Boyd County, KY (near Ashland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A severe thunderstorm wind gust blew down the awning at a gas station at 2900 Winchester Avenue.”
• South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near Meriden) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000
  “A few trees were reported down on I-691 in Meriden.”
• Fall River County, SD (near Hot Springs) · Hail 1.75″ · $2,000
  “Golf ball size hail broke a pickup truck window at the Cold Brook Reservoir campground.”

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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