October 2013 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In October 2013, 150 hail, 573 damaging-wind and 61 tornado reports were logged on 20 storm days across 32 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Saline County, NE on October 3, 2013. The most hail reports came on October 4, 2013 (33).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of October 2013
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2013 | 3 | 280 | 33 | 0.88″ | 13 |
| Oct 7, 2013 | 0 | 162 | 1 | – | 11 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 2.75″ | 7 |
| Oct 10, 2013 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1.50″ | 6 |
| Oct 26, 2013 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2.25″ | 2 |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2.75″ | 6 |
| Oct 30, 2013 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1.25″ | 6 |
| Oct 14, 2013 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1.75″ | 3 |
| Oct 2, 2013 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1.75″ | 6 |
| Oct 6, 2013 | 0 | 15 | 0 | – | 3 |
Largest hail reported in October 2013
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2013 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Saline County, NE |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Cass County, NE |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Mills County, IA |
| Oct 26, 2013 | 2.25″ (hen egg) | Eastland County, TX |
| Oct 2, 2013 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Nobles County, MN |
| Oct 2, 2013 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Greeley County, NE |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Fillmore County, NE |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Iowa County, IA |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Pottawattamie County, IA |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Woodbury County, IA |
Storm reports by state, October 2013
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 1 | 84 | 4 | 0.88″ |
| Kentucky | 0 | 67 | 6 | – |
| Kansas | 26 | 37 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Nebraska | 34 | 12 | 10 | 2.75″ |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 55 | 0 | – |
| Texas | 27 | 19 | 5 | 2.25″ |
| New York | 0 | 48 | 0 | – |
| Iowa | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2.75″ |
| Indiana | 1 | 37 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| West Virginia | 0 | 29 | 0 | – |
| Maine | 0 | 27 | 0 | – |
| Tennessee | 0 | 26 | 1 | – |
| Missouri | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1.25″ |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 23 | 0 | – |
| New Jersey | 0 | 19 | 1 | – |
| Illinois | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1.00″ |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Louisiana | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.00″ |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 15 | 0 | – |
| Colorado | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Minnesota | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Virginia | 0 | 7 | 0 | – |
| Connecticut | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Arkansas | 0 | 4 | 1 | – |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.88″ |
| Maryland | 0 | 4 | 0 | – |
| South Dakota | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Florida | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Mississippi | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Michigan | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Vermont | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.