Storm reports for November 13, 2021

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On November 13, 2021, 19 hail, 56 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Nassau County, NY.

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

Hail reports (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (88 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Suffolk County, NY (near South Haven) · Tornado EF1 · $900,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF1 tornado in Shirely, NY. A tornado likely touched down just southwest of Francine Place and Mastic Blvd, travelling east northeast along the Long Island Railroad tracks and adjacent backyards.”
• Suffolk County, NY (near East Islip) · Tornado EF0 · $500,000
  “Survey team confirmed an EF0 tornado in East Islip, NY, a narrow tornado of 50 yard width likely touched down at the southwestern end of Hollins Lane, and then continued northeast over Brushwood Court, Bayview Avenue, and Josephine Lane, and then finally over Kay Court, before lifting over the John…”
• Nassau County, NY (near Hewlett) · Tornado EF0 · $300,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down in a few locations. The first report of a touchdown was in Woodmere where several trees and powerlines were down. From there, the tornado lifted and skipped in a few locations as it traveled nearly 50 mph to the northeast towards Hempstead, Uniondale, and Levittown.”
• Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT (near West Cheshire) · Tornado EF0 · $150,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey team has confirmed |An EF0 tornado in Cheshire CT. A narrow tornado path of 25 yd width |began along Mountain rd just south of Higgins rd and continued |northeast with sporadic tree damage.”
• South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near Damascus) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team has confirmed an EF0 Tornado in Branford, CT. A narrow tornado path of 25 yd. width began near Pine Orchard and Oak Hollow Roads and continued northeast...with uprooted hardwood trees showing evidence of a convergent damage pattern.”
• Washington County, RI (near White Rock) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “Note... this is a continuation of a tornado that began in Stonington, CT (New London County). At approximately 4:54 PM EST on Saturday, November 13, a tornado touched down on Robinson Street in the Pawcatuck neighborhood of Stonington, CT.”

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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