Storm reports for March 2, 2001

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On March 2, 2001, 0 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 states.

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

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $609,000 in property damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (17 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Crisp County, GA (near Coney) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000 · 2 injuries
  “The Cordele Dispatch reported that trees and power lines were blown down across the county, but especially in the Cordele and Lake Blackshear areas. On Lakeshore Court at Lake Blackshear, a tree fell on a house and caved in the bedroom wall injuring a man and his wife who were sleeping.”
• Mitchell County, GA (near Baconton) · Thunderstorm wind · $150,000 · 2 injuries
  “A microburst caused F1 damage along a half mile path. Three mobile homes were destroyed. Two occupants inside one of the mobile homes were injured, one seriously. Six mobile homes were damaged. Some trees and power lines down. Reported by Mitchell County 911.”
• Montgomery County, AL (near Montgomery) · Tornado F1 · $125,000
  “The tornado began in the Woodmere area where a number of houses sustained roof damage primarily in the form of lost shingles, fences were downed, and small trees were uprooted.”
• Jones County, MS (near Sandersville) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “High winds caused structural damage to a mobile home. A number of trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Perry County, MS (near Richton) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “High thunderstorm winds downed trees and damaged the roof of a home.”
• Wayne County, MS (near Matherville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “High thunderstorm winds blew down trees along Highway 510 just south of the community. High thunderstorm winds also produced some minor structural damage to a store and restaurant in the community.”

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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