Storm reports for March 13, 2021

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On March 13, 2021, 20 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 21 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Carson County, TX. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 1,765 square miles containing about 8,600 homes.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.

Hail reports (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (61 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Randall County, TX (near Buffalo Lake) · Tornado EF2 · $600,000
  “This tornado was a continuation from Swisher County. The tornado damaged numerous electrical transmission lines with power poles snapped along the path. Several homes sustained significant roof damage.”
• Randall County, TX (near Palo Duro Canyon State Park) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “The original tornado - Happy to Palo Duro Canyon - associated with this tornado's parent supercell handed off to this second major tornado. Storm chaser video and damage patterns suggest the tornado was either multi-vortex or that multiple satellites may have occurred.”
• Donley County, TX (near Clarendon) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000
  “A tornado touched down on the southwest side of Clarendon, continuing through Greenbelt Reservoir before dissipating northeast of Howardwick. Minor damage to homes and Clarendon College was observed on the west side of Clarendon.”
• Armstrong County, TX (near Washburn) · Tornado EF0 · $30,000
  “Continuation from a tornado that started in Randall County. The supercell underwent another odd handoff from the Palo Duro Canyon tornado near Highway 1258 which was documented by storm chasers in the area.”
• Donley County, TX (near Clarendon) · Tornado EF0 · $30,000
  “A brief tornado occurred on the western side of the city of Clarendon. This tornado was rain wrapped, but was observed by several chasers in the area. The tornado produced damage consistent with 80 to 85 mph winds, damaging several homes, trees, and sheds.”
• Red Willow County, NE (near Mc Cook) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $20,000
  “A loud southwest wind pulled posts out of the ground of a three sided shed open to the east. The roof was blown 30-40 ft. away to the east of the rest of the building, and the walls were leaning outward. Minor damage was done to the vehicles in the shed.”

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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