Storm reports for March 15, 2001

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On March 15, 2001, 3 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in Suwannee County, FL.

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 $76,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (18 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dixie County, FL (near Northwest Portion) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “A mobile home off Governor Hill Road was damaged when winds torn off its roof and walls. Reported by the Dixie County Advocate.”
• Gadsden County, FL (near Northeast Portion) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Trees and power lines down. Reported by the Gadsden County EMA.”
• Thomas County, GA (near Thomasville Muni Arp) · Tornado F0 · $10,000
  “An F0 tornado touched down along Highway 122 and raced northeast toward Pavo in extreme northwest Brooks County. The tornado uprooted trees and downed power lines along its intermittent damage path. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter.”
• Brooks County, GA (near Pavo) · Tornado F0 · $5,000
  “The F0 tornado moved northeast from northeast Thomas County along Highway 122, crossed the Thomas-Brooks County line near Pavo, then dissipated just northeast of Pavo in extreme northwest Brooks County. It uprooted several trees and downed some power lines. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter.”
• Camden County, GA (near Kingsland) · Thunderstorm wind · $4,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Glynn County, GA (near Brunswick) · Thunderstorm wind · $4,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down.”

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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