Storm reports for February 24, 2001

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On February 24, 2001, 67 hail, 196 damaging-wind and 25 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Polk County, AR. Tornadoes killed 7.

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 (67)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $36.9 million in property damage, $3,000 in crop damage, 90 injuries and 8 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (300 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pontotoc County, MS (near Robbs) · Tornado F3 · $28 million · 6 deaths · 43 injuries
  “The tornado continued in Pontotoc moving in near Robbs and tracking northeast through the county. The tornado moved through the entire county eventually moving into extreme southeast Union county near the town of Blue Springs. The tornado produced much of its damage between Algona and Pontotoc.”
• Fulton County, AR (near Union) · Tornado F2 · 1 death · 3 injuries
  “A strong tornado was spawned in southern Fulton County about 3 miles west of Union. The tornado moved quickly northeast, and caused considerable damage. Roofs were damaged at several homes, with a dairly barn heavily damaged. Three mobile homes were destroyed.”
• Brown County, TX (near Brownwood) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000 · 1 death
  “One man was fatally injured when an apparent downburst flipped his mobile home.”
• Prentiss County, MS (near Wheeler) · Tornado F3 · $2 million · 30 injuries
  “The tornado continued from Lee county into Prentiss county finally lifting up near the town of Wheeler. The most significant damage occurred in Baldwyn along the Lee/Prentiss county line. Nearly 100 homes were damaged or destroyed.”
• Pulaski County, AR (near Wrightsville) · Tornado F2 · 8 injuries
  “A strong tornado moved from southeast Saline County into southwest Pulaski County about 7.5 miles west of Wrightsville. The tornado moved quickly northeast, and closely followed the track of a violent tornado on March 1, 1997.”
• Lonoke County, AR (near Lonoke) · Tornado F1 · 3 injuries
  “A weak tornado was spawned in central Lonoke County about 2.5 miles west-southwest of Lonoke. The tornado moved quickly northeast and destroyed a mobile home on the west side of Lonoke. Three people in the mobile home were injured, including a baby who suffered a broken arm.”

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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