Storm reports for April 13, 2015

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On April 13, 2015, 20 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Refugio County, TX.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $715,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (31 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Nueces County, TX (near Corpus Christi) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $500,000
  “Widespread tree damage occurred across the city of Corpus Christi. Damage started southwest of the downtown Bayfront and continued southeast across the area around Ray High School to south of Oso Beach Municipal Golf Course and then to Flour Bluff.”
• Titus County, TX (near Adbra) · Tornado EF2 · $100,000
  “A brief but potent EF-2 tornado touched down east of Winfield, Texas during the afternoon of April 13th. This tornado struck the Mid America Pet Food Plant and damage consisted of tossing cars, trucks and trash dumpsters.”
• Bee County, TX (near Tynan) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Winds blew power poles down along a long stretch of Highway 359 between Tynan and Skidmore. Power poles and power lines were on the west bound lanes causing a road closure.”
• Leake County, MS (near Walnut Grove) · Tornado EF0 · $11,000
  “This tornado began in southeast Walnut Grove near Golden Avenue and continued northeast near Reeves and Maple Street knocking down trees in its path. After the tornado crossed Gunter Road it tore a part of a roof off of a chicken house and a shed.”
• Nueces County, TX (near Driscoll) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “A NWS storm survey team determined that straight line winds of around 65 mph caused damage in Driscoll. A roof was removed from a barn and several outbuildings were damaged.”
• Scott County, MS (near Lillian) · Tornado EF1 · $10,000
  “The tornado began in a wooded area knocking down some trees in its path. The tornado continued towards Hattie-Lyles road where a roof was blown off of a barn and caused minor roof damage to a home. The tornado continued to snap trees along a path before ending at Hattie-Lyles road.”

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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