Storm reports for August 13, 2017

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On August 13, 2017, 60 hail, 37 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Custer 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 (60)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.7 million in property damage and $450,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (98 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hall County, TX (near Turkey) · Thunderstorm wind 120 mph · $2.5 million
  “For approximately 15 minutes, a barrage of northerly winds of 60 mph to as great as 120 mph inflicted heavy damage in the city of Turkey, located in far southwest Hall County. NWS Lubbock meteorologists conducted a ground and aerial damage survey at Turkey the following afternoon.”
• Franklin County, IA (near Alexander) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Emergency manager reported a large machine shed partially destroyed, partial roof damage, a hog building with door damage and tin ripped up, and grain storage bins with damage to 2 doors. This is a delayed report and time estimated from radar.”
• Furnas County, NE (near Cambridge) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $25,000
  “A storm chaser reported several downed tree branches in Cambridge, a few were up to 6 to 8 inches in diameter.”
• Gosper County, NE (near Elwood) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “Wind gusts were estimated to be near 65 MPH.”
• Prowers County, CO (near Granada) · Hail 2.75″ · $20,000
  “Wind-driven hail broke windows of vehicles and houses.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Ft Mcdowell) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8,000
  “Scattered thunderstorms developed across the higher terrain areas to the northeast of Phoenix during the early morning hours on August 14th and some of the stronger storms affected areas around the community of Rio Verde.”

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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