Storm reports for September 21, 2023

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On September 21, 2023, 38 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Dawson County, NE. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 1,557 square miles containing about 19,000 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 (38)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $15.6 million in property damage and $3.3 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (57 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Webster County, NE (near Red Cloud) · Hail 2.75″ · $15 million
  “Hail up to the size of baseballs fell across Red Cloud for approximately 25 minutes. There were numerous reports of car damage, and there was likely roof and siding damage as well. Trees in the area also suffered damage from the hail.”
• Dawson County, NE (near Lexington Arpt) · Hail 4.00″ · $250,000
  “Storm chaser reported large hail, with isolated stones up to the size of softballs, south of the Darr exit of Interstate 80. Hail caused damage to their vehicle.”
• Webster County, NE (near Cowles) · Hail 2.00″ · $150,000
  “Hail up to two inches in diameter was reported in Cowles.”
• Dawson County, NE (near Darr) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000
  “Hail up to the size of baseballs was reported in the area.”
• Hutchinson County, TX (near Fritch) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $25,000
  “An overturned RV was reported by the emergency manager near the intersection of Fritch Fortress Rd and Amarillo Rd. There was also damage to what appeared to be a house currently being constructed.”
• Denton County, TX (near Krum) · Hail 2.50″ · $10,000
  “Multiple pictures of near tennis ball sized hail on social media.”

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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