Storm reports for January 19, 2001

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On January 19, 2001, 3 hail, 53 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Bibb County, GA.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.7 million in property damage and 12 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (60 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clayton County, GA (near Forest Park) · Tornado F0 · $2.5 million · 8 injuries
  “A damage survey, conducted by National Weather Service personnel from the Peachtree City, Georgia office, determined that an F0 tornado briefly touched down at the Forest Square Shopping Center on Georgia Highway 54, Jonesboro Road, near the southwest corner of Fort Gillem.”
• Montgomery County, AL (near Montgomery) · Tornado F0 · $450,000 · 4 injuries
  “A tornado from a bow echo configuration first touched down just west of Greenwood Cemetery on Three Mile Branch in eastern Montgomery (city). The tornado was moving northeastward at approximately 50 mph and moved through the Forest Hills area downing trees and causing minor structural damage to…”
• Geneva County, AL (near Geneva) · Thunderstorm wind · $600,000
  “Roof damage to 30 homes and eight mobile homes, 15 cars damaged, a high school's roof and wall toppled, roof damage to a water treatment plant, and numerous trees and power lines down. Reported by the Geneva County EMA.”
• Fulton County, GA (near Union City) · Thunderstorm wind · $500,000
  “The Fulton county 911 center, local county and city officials, and the Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that strong winds knocked down numerous large trees causing damage to automobiles and homes.”
• Clay County, GA (near Ft Gaines) · Thunderstorm wind · $175,000
  “Four mobile homes, two homes and a barn damaged. Reported by the Clay County Sheriff.”
• Montgomery County, AL (near Montgomery) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “A second path of damage occurred slightly north of the tornado path. Damage occurred from the north side of Gunter Air Force Station along Congressman Dickinson Drive through the Eastern Boulevard/Congressman Dickinson Interchange and into a residential area of Madison Park.”

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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