Storm reports for October 30, 2013

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On October 30, 2013, 21 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Daviess County, MO.

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 (21)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $25,000 in property 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

• Sedgwick County, KS (near Colwich) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “Power poles were knocked down in the St. Mark/Andale area.”
• Sedgwick County, KS (near Colwich) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $9,000
  “Three power poles were downed 1 mile west of St. Marks.”
• Jackson County, OK (near (Lts)Altus Afb) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph
  “The KLTS ASOS recorded a wind gust to 67 mph. The Altus Mesonet site also recorded a gust to 63 mph ten minutes prior.”
• Linn County, MO (near Brookfield) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A thunderstorm wind gust was estimated up to 60 mph.”
• Linn County, MO (near Laclede) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph, with a large tree reported down in a yard.”
• Atchison County, KS (near Kennekuk) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.”

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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