Storm reports for September 8, 2013

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On September 8, 2013, 13 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Campbell County, WY.

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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $390,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (40 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McIntosh County, ND (near Ventura) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Several farm outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. A barn was blown off of its foundation, wind breaks were destroyed, and a grain bin and pig barn were destroyed. Many tree branches were blown down.”
• Pennington County, SD (near Rapid City) · Hail 1.50″ · $100,000
  “Ping pong ball size hail caused some property damage on the northern edge of Rapid City.”
• Meade County, SD (near Piedmont) · Hail 1.50″ · $50,000
  “Minor property damage occurred in the area.”
• Riverside County, CA (near (Blh)Blythe Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Isolated thunderstorms developed across far eastern portions of Riverside county during the afternoon hours on September 8th. The thunderstorms generated strong, gusty and eventually damaging outflow winds estimated to be at least 60 mph in strength.”
• McPherson County, SD (near Eureka) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Seventy mph winds downed two machine sheds with a window blown out of the home.”
• Brown County, SD (near Winship) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Seventy mph winds downed several trees and snapped a power pole. Also there was damage to the tin on a barn.”

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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