Storm reports for July 13, 2021

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On July 13, 2021, 16 hail, 172 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Fremont County, ID. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 619 square miles containing about 5,000 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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.9 million in property damage and $4,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (190 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clearfield County, PA (near Du Bois) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8 million
  “A severe thunderstorm with winds estimated near 60 mph brought down multiple trees in the area and snapped a power pole in half.”
• Cattaraugus County, NY (near East Salamanca) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $150,000
  “Several reports were received of trees down, trees on cars, trees on houses, and powerlines down in Salamanca.”
• Mohave County, AZ (near Littlefield) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, some of which blocked roads and some of which fell on power lines. Trampolines were also blown into roads.”
• Indiana County, PA (near Brush Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Many trees were reported to be down in Brush Valley.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Fennemore) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “A microburst in the Waddell area resulted in significant damage to a home near 181st Avenue and Orangewood Avenue, including a destroyed patio, the roof partially torn off, and a flag pole bent in half. There were also numerous downed trees reported in this area. No injuries were reported.”
• Westmoreland County, PA (near West Fairfield) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm wind threw bricks on to a roof, blew a hot tub cover through a sliding glass door, and knocked down numerous trees along Stiffler Road.”

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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final