Storm reports for September 13, 2023

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On September 13, 2023, 6 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Custer County, SD. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 970 square miles containing about 11,000 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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $88,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (24 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Providence County, RI (near Glocester) · Tornado EF1 · $20,000
  “An EF-1 with maximum winds of 100 mph began in a wooded area|between Chopmist Hill Road (Route 102) and Bungy Road in the town|of Glocester, RI here the tornado either snapped or uprooted an|estimated 75 or more, healthy and mature trees.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Kearny) · Hail 1.00″ · $15,000
  “One inch diameter hail fell in Kearny, denting a number of vehicles.”
• Providence County, RI (near (Sfz)Pawtucket St Ar) · Tornado EF0 · $15,000
  “An EF-1 with maximum winds of 100 mph began east of North Central|State Airport along Wellington Road in the town of Lincoln, RI. A|video did show a funnel cloud passing over the adjacent airport|but found no damage.”
• Williamson County, TX (near White Stone) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that caused damage in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Cedar Park. Fences and power lines were blown down and roof shingles blown off. The Emergency Manager sent us a photo of a six inch diameter tree limb blown through a wall.”
• Washington County, UT (near Rockville) · Hail 1.00″ · $8,000
  “Hilldale Fire Dispatch reported quarter-sized hail, lasting approximately 10 minutes. They further relayed reports of broken windshields, shredded vegetation, and accumulating hail up to 3 inches deep in places.”
• Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near South Killingly) · Tornado EF0 · $6,000
  “An EF-1 with maximum winds of 100 mph began on Bailey Hill Road |in the town of Killingly, CT between Cranberry Road and Ledge |Road, here the tornado removed shingles from a two story home and |either snapped or uprooted healthy and mature trees.”

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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