Storm reports for August 13, 2019

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On August 13, 2019, 69 hail, 186 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 4.83″ (softball size) in Kit Carson County, CO.

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 (69)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $505,000 in property damage and $17,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (261 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Quay County, NM (near Nara Visa) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $75,000
  “High winds damaged a home several miles northwest of Nara Visa. Windows were blown out of the home and trees were toppled in the area. Damage amounts are a rough estimate for roof and window damage.”
• Quay County, NM (near Nara Visa) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “High winds and large hail resulted in roof damage to at least one home in Nara Visa. Damage amounts are a rough estimate for one home.”
• Stokes County, NC (near Rosebud) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $35,000
  “A large tree was blown down on a mobile home by severe thunderstorm winds. The mobile home was completely destroyed.”
• DeSoto County, MS (near Horn Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
  “Numerous trees and power-lines down around DeSoto County.”
• White County, GA (near Cleveland White Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “The White County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines down across the county from around Helen to the Hall county line, south of Cleveland.”
• DeSoto County, MS (near Lake View) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “A wind gust damaged the side of an apartment building in Walls. A few trees down on Highway 61 near the apartment building.”

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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