Storm reports for October 5, 2013

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On October 5, 2013, 4 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Will County, IL.

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 (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $65,000 in property damage and $6,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (14 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marquette County, WI (near Endeavor) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “Tornado began near the intersection of County Highway P and State Highway 23 just west of the I-39 interchange about 1.2 miles southwest of Endeavor. The tornado moved north along a 1.78 mile long path ending just under 1 mile northwest of Endeavor about 1/2 mile north of Gail Avenue.”
• Owen County, IN (near Atkinsonville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $7,000
  “A roof was partially blown off a barn due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A few trees were down as well.”
• Warren County, IN (near West Lebanon) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $3,000
  “One utility pole was snapped at the base, a couple trees were damaged, and a corn field was damaged due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This report was received via Twitter.”
• Warrick County, IN (near Chandler) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “Tree limbs were blown down in Chandler. A tree was down across Highway 61 between Lynnville and Boonville.”
• Knox County, IN (near Freelandville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “A tree was downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This tree took down power lines in front of a nursing home.”
• Knox County, IN (near Johnstown) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $1,000
  “Some utility lines were downed on East Clark Road outside Bruceville due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.”

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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