Storm reports for May 13, 2019

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On May 13, 2019, 40 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Wake County, NC.

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 (40)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $101 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (55 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wake County, NC (near Williams Xrds) · Hail 2.75″ · $95 million
  “A supercell thunderstorm tracked across portions of southern Wake County into central Johnston County. The thunderstorm produced hail ranging from golf ball size to baseball size hail. The hail caused extensive damage to homes, cars, buildings and businesses in its path.”
• Wake County, NC (near Williams Xrds) · Hail 2.00″ · $5 million
  “Two inch diameter hail damaged cars, shingles and broke windows a couple miles southeast of Williams Crossroads.”
• Nash County, NC (near Middlesex) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “The Tink's Place tornado continued into western Nash County and then crossed into Nash County, where damage was observed on Brantley Road. Most of the damage consisted of trees being snapped and uprooted, with structural damage to an open-air |farm outhouse.”
• Hidalgo County, TX (near Alamo) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “The pulse-severe thunderstorm that felled trees just north of the Rio Grande minutes earlier produced its strongest gusts in North Alamo. In and near the Red Barn Colonia, at least two poorly homes sustained full destruction, and several downed trees and fences were also reported in the area.”
• Palm Beach County, FL (near Juno Beach) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “A strong downburst from as thunderstorm brought down tree limbs and uprooted some trees. One of the uprooted trees fell into the side of the Mira Flores Apartment complex in Palm Beach Gardens. This caused damage to the side of the complex and broke some windows.”
• Butte County, ID (near Darlington) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $3,000
  “Five to 6 power poles were snapped down 1 mile south of Darlington due to strong thunderstorm winds. The poles were snapped off just above the ground. It occurred near the mouth of Antelope Springs.”

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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