Storm reports for September 22, 2013

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On September 22, 2013, 22 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in La Plata County, CO.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $80,000 in property damage and $10,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (32 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dolores County, CO (near Dove Creek) · Hail 1.50″ · $25,000
  “Ping pong ball sized hail was observed at intersection of Highway 141 and County Road E.”
• San Juan County, UT (near Montezuma Creek) · Hail 1.50″ · $20,000
  “Golf ball sized hail broke windows and windshields, among other damage, along Red Mesa Road.”
• Saguache County, CO (near Crestone) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A severe wind on the southern edge of a storm knocked down around three dozen trees, and broke a few windows and did some roof damage to structures southeast of Crestone.”
• Valencia County, NM (near Los Lunas) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Family relative reported transformer blew out and power line down. Wind blew over grill.”
• La Plata County, CO (near Redmesa) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Ping pong sized hail also reported with the winds which stripped leaves and small branches off the trees.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Copper Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A thunderstorm wind gust of 64 mph was measured at Horse Camp Canyon RAWS.”

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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