Pilot Index / Iowa / May 13, 2023

Preliminary

Storms in Iowa on May 13, 2023

41 published severe reports across Iowa on May 13, 2023.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 3. Wind reports: 0. Tornado reports: 38.

The table and map show 40 of 41 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 13, 2023, 12:45 PM CDTHail1.25 inWILLIAMSBURG
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 12:45 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, WILLIAMSBURG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1103435.
May 13, 2023, 12:55 PM CDTHail1.00 inUNIVERSITY HGTS
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 12:55 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, UNIVERSITY HGTS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1103436.
May 13, 2023, 1:15 PM CDTTornado3 SW PLEASANTVILLE
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 1:15 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 SW PLEASANTVILLE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:38ce4eb9be223701a54fc4ba42f62d41f392ff4046d31e22bc62d31b2fd6b319.
May 13, 2023, 1:21 PM CDTTornado7 S ALTA
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 1:21 PM CDT. Tornado, 7 S ALTA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f65ee3978537bd55b20909109ece7f8069668e24c1a07c396c0dc1c154ab48e2.
May 13, 2023, 1:21 PM CDTTornadoSTORM LAKE ARPT
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 1:21 PM CDT. Tornado, STORM LAKE ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1101995.
May 13, 2023, 1:22 PM CDTTornadoSANDYVILLE
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 1:22 PM CDT. Tornado, SANDYVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090046.
May 13, 2023, 1:24 PM CDTTornadoPLEASANTVILLE
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 1:24 PM CDT. Tornado, PLEASANTVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090049.
May 13, 2023, 1:36 PM CDTTornadoSCHALLER
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 1:36 PM CDT. Tornado, SCHALLER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090053.
May 13, 2023, 1:44 PM CDTTornado5 NE SCHALLER
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 1:44 PM CDT. Tornado, 5 NE SCHALLER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:c1287e8fdb472be2b0002ca9a6346f91d7064e9ea858eebb2ea8bf6291007a03.
May 13, 2023, 1:50 PM CDTTornadoSTORM LAKE ARPT
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 1:50 PM CDT. Tornado, STORM LAKE ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1102000.
May 13, 2023, 2:02 PM CDTTornado3 SW LAKESIDE
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 2:02 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 SW LAKESIDE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:918e0453c5ec7e84b41797549c2a1be1ef967cef1354ce3528f9bdde1d042227.
May 13, 2023, 3:23 PM CDTTornadoFLAGLER
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 3:23 PM CDT. Tornado, FLAGLER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090056.
May 13, 2023, 3:24 PM CDTTornado4 NE KNOXVILLE
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 3:24 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 NE KNOXVILLE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:bb5d2e673dadeea9a71fa56e0f457a0688cb110f7908b7a24db72bf004e710c7.
May 13, 2023, 3:26 PM CDTHail1.00 inKNOXVILLE
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 3:26 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, KNOXVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1092794.
May 13, 2023, 3:29 PM CDTTornadoFLAGLER
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 3:29 PM CDT. Tornado, FLAGLER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090058.
May 13, 2023, 3:32 PM CDTTornado5 WNW HARVEY
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 3:32 PM CDT. Tornado, 5 WNW HARVEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2a4829cdaf73fe1664c5d9fe07a71701ad855692eb768e28bea5dc35870ed600.
May 13, 2023, 3:35 PM CDTTornado4 WNW HARVEY
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 3:35 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 WNW HARVEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:14a7e4ae873282378274ba03e4fa588f6da4671f927161c992e59d94f3f8edb7.
May 13, 2023, 3:52 PM CDTTornadoDURHAM
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 3:52 PM CDT. Tornado, DURHAM. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090061.
May 13, 2023, 3:56 PM CDTTornado1 WNW HARVEY
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 3:56 PM CDT. Tornado, 1 WNW HARVEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:eaf8da3b9677bac4e0c5e9d765adf4d1ad686dc49a06968a7c8937b2c0ec2722.
May 13, 2023, 4:15 PM CDTTornadoFONDA
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 4:15 PM CDT. Tornado, FONDA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090069.
May 13, 2023, 4:17 PM CDTTornadoNEWELL
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 4:17 PM CDT. Tornado, NEWELL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1102012.
May 13, 2023, 4:20 PM CDTTornado4 NE NEWELL
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 4:20 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 NE NEWELL. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e59815497d2eebb5526e47059ac0c52226229d939e9dedd95e5a129b4a8e57b3.
May 13, 2023, 4:26 PM CDTTornado4 NE NEWELL
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 4:26 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 NE NEWELL. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7be06755e939d05a83c5ddb0935cd1bbe854d4ae33319b4745755c6e5d585a65.
May 13, 2023, 4:51 PM CDTTornadoKNOKE
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 4:51 PM CDT. Tornado, KNOKE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090071.
May 13, 2023, 4:53 PM CDTTornado2 SW FONDA
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 4:53 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 SW FONDA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7b4852d644584ec6a85f35268a9e0a267813bf7979fce3f891ecfd66347e1e83.
May 13, 2023, 5:18 PM CDTTornadoSCRANTON
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 5:18 PM CDT. Tornado, SCRANTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090073.
May 13, 2023, 5:20 PM CDTTornado1 NE SCRANTON
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 5:20 PM CDT. Tornado, 1 NE SCRANTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a803f6049af6a683d442afa19bf87b8d269bda6509e15522524c03f3d740afa2.
May 13, 2023, 6:10 PM CDTTornado5 WSW POCAHONTAS
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:10 PM CDT. Tornado, 5 WSW POCAHONTAS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:d025c9a664a86718b162321bd1f93fa6fa64e354e5c4a7a3deec5ab9314508a6.
May 13, 2023, 6:20 PM CDTTornadoNEPAS
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:20 PM CDT. Tornado, NEPAS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090075.
May 13, 2023, 6:22 PM CDTTornado3 E POMEROY
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:22 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 E POMEROY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:26b8ce3c52959d2915e38769ffd95450597e83272b7d610dc9172627f81f7019.
May 13, 2023, 6:22 PM CDTTornadoPOMEROY
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:22 PM CDT. Tornado, POMEROY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090077.
May 13, 2023, 6:23 PM CDTTornado2 ENE POMEROY
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:23 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 ENE POMEROY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:fc71cf390667d14b279e35c30ab257fab3a21089d317df5f9ee8a2402c31735d.
May 13, 2023, 6:24 PM CDTTornadoBLANDEN
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:24 PM CDT. Tornado, BLANDEN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090079.
May 13, 2023, 6:26 PM CDTTornadoWARE
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:26 PM CDT. Tornado, WARE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090080.
May 13, 2023, 6:38 PM CDTTornado2 W PALMER
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:38 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 W PALMER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2fc90289658ad01d9b7905f583b0524712efadef4aeb2419b055d1f5074ba997.
May 13, 2023, 6:50 PM CDTTornado4 WNW KNOXVILLE
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:50 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 WNW KNOXVILLE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:bc027e522aa1f3d70ea78b963cdcf9a9d578e3341eeba3eaf1aa1ed9fdc8faf4.
May 13, 2023, 6:52 PM CDTTornadoDONNELLY
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:52 PM CDT. Tornado, DONNELLY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090081.
May 13, 2023, 6:52 PM CDTTornadoWESTVIEW
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:52 PM CDT. Tornado, WESTVIEW. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090083.
May 13, 2023, 6:53 PM CDTTornado4 SSW POCAHONTAS
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 6:53 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 SSW POCAHONTAS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:94d65e2826fbcf835bb0033eae8209ccdd447d517602066379c7afb70556fcc3.
May 13, 2023, 7:22 PM CDTTornadoHAVELOCK
Record
  • May 13, 2023, 7:22 PM CDT. Tornado, HAVELOCK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1090084.
How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

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