Storm reports for March 13, 2024

Numbers you can quote

On March 13, 2024, about 101,000 homes were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger across 23 counties; the most were in Wyandotte County, KS (about 36,000).

• About 36,000 homes in Wyandotte County, KS, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on March 13, 2024. Swath image
• About 30,500 homes in Clay County, MO, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on March 13, 2024. Swath image

Homes are 2020 Census housing units in block groups whose center of population lay inside NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail (MESH) of 1 inch or larger during the storm day (7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern). These are radar estimates of hail size, not damage counts. More same-day numbers

Cite: National Storms. “Storm reports for March 13, 2024.” https://nationalstorms.com/storms/2024-03-13/. Data through November 6, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; 2020 Census housing units. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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On March 13, 2024, 103 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Wabaunsee County, KS. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 2,005 square miles containing about 100,000 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 (103)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (123 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Clair County, MO (near Lowry City) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “There was a delayed report with pictures of roof damage to a barn where the metal was peeled back.”
• St. Clair County, MO (near Johnson City) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “There was a delayed report with picture of an outbuilding with roof damage and large limbs blown down.”
• Lewis County, MO (near La Grange) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in La Grange.”
• Wyandotte County, KS (near Turner) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Downed power lines and trees near Argentine Blvd.”
• Wyandotte County, KS (near Piper) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Downed power lines and power outages near the Kansas Speedway.”
• Henderson County, IL (near Biggsville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Thunderstorm wind damage to a grain bin.”

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