Storm reports for August 30, 2013

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On August 30, 2013, 112 hail, 75 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Pennington County, SD.

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 (112)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $33.2 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (189 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pennington County, SD (near Rapid City) · Hail 1.75″ · $10 million
  “Hail caused extensive damage to homes and vehicles on the west side of Rapid City.”
• Pennington County, SD (near Rapid City) · Hail 1.75″ · $10 million
  “Hail to the size of golf balls fell at the Rapid City National Weather Service office and across much of east Rapid City.”
• Oglala Lakota County, SD (near (Ien)Pine Ridge Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $300,000
  “Strong wind gusts knocked down a total of 80 transmission and distribution power poles from 1.5 miles west to two miles east of the Wolf Creek School. The school roof and some mobile homes were also damaged.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Nortons Corner) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Scattered thunderstorms moved across the eastern portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during Friday afternoon on August 30th, and they affected communities such as Tempe and Chandler.”
• Walworth County, WI (near Delavan) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $70,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms resulted in 6 trees downed, 52 large tree limbs down, 17 power lines down with some on fire.”
• Vermilion County, IL (near Danville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Several trees were blown down in Danville. Approximately 200 people lost power as 50 to 60 mph winds arrived along a gust front.”

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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