Storm reports for September 13, 2025

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On September 13, 2025, 3 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Will County, IL. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 631 square miles containing about 1,100 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 (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded $6,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (9 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grant County, NM (near Redrock) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “The Burro Mountain RAWS recorded a peak gust of 69 mph.”
• Mesa County, CO (near Fruitvale) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “An NWS Employee reported power outages across the northern portions of the City of Grand Junction in association with a passing thunderstorm. There was no direct measurement of the winds with this storm, and as such the wind gust is estimated based on the damage done.”
• Garfield County, CO (near (1V1)Rifle Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “At 2:39 PM MDT, the KRIL ASOS at Rifle - Garfield County Regional Airport recorded a wind gust to 58 mph in association with a passing thunderstorm. There were no other recorded gusts with this storm, and no damages, injuries, or fatalities were reported in association with this event.”
• San Juan County, UT (near Montezuma Creek) · Tornado EF2
  “The second tornado prompted a damage survey conducted by local emergency|management and Navajo Nation emergency management, along with local law enforcement.”
• Saguache County, CO (near Sargents) · Tornado EF1
  “A brief tornado developed along the northern slopes of Sawtooth |Mountain during the early afternoon of September 13th, 2025. This |tornado was at approximately 11,300ft in elevation. It quickly |pushed eastward causing tree damage and then dissipated after |about 5 minutes.”
• Grant County, NM (near Silver City Meown Ar) · Hail 1.00″
  “Hail up to one inch in diameter was reported in Gila Hot Springs.”

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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