Storm reports for May 13, 2021

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On May 13, 2021, 27 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Lincoln County, NE. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 301 square miles, none of it over homes counted in the 2020 Census.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 33 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Red Willow County, NE (near Bartley) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph
  “Irrigation pivot reported to be knocked over by a thunderstorm wind gust on the south side of Bartley, Nebraska. Time is estimated by radar and gust speed is estimated by damage indicator.”
• Keith County, NE (near Keystone) · Thunderstorm wind 74 mph
  “A 74 MPH wind gust was reported east of Keystone.”
• Norton County, KS (near Norton Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Winds from the thunderstorm blew over trees around the courthouse in town.”
• Arthur County, NE (near Arthur) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Mesonet station reported a 64 MPH wind gust southeast of Arthur.”
• Lincoln County, NE (near Wellfleet) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Public reported several tree limbs down at their location. Time estimated from Radar.”
• Lincoln County, NE (near Wallace) · Hail 2.00″
  “Trained spotter reported egg sized hail northeast of Wallace.”

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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