Storm reports for October 3, 2013

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On October 3, 2013, 14 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Saline County, NE.

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 (14)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $165,000 in property damage and $150,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (28 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Montezuma County, CO (near Arriola) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $75,000
  “Strong outflow winds from a thunderstorm combined with winds associated with a nearby cold front to produce extensive damage on several farms within about a two-mile radius of the location with the heaviest damage.”
• Fillmore County, NE (near Geneva) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “This report of golf ball size hail was received via Facebook. The observer explicitly stated that the hail fell at 9 pm CDT.”
• Fillmore County, NE (near Geneva) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “A semi-tractor trailer was blown over one mile south of Geneva.”
• Adair County, IA (near Adair) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous tree branches down with some up to 6 inches in diameter. Areas of town without power. Trampoline blown into the street.”
• Guthrie County, IA (near Guthrie Center) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous tree branches up to 4 inches in diameter down with power out in part of the city.”
• Cook County, IL (near Bryn Mawr) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Several large trees were blown down including some that fell onto vehicles in a neighborhood.”

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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