Storm reports for April 2, 2001

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On April 2, 2001, 55 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Scotts Bluff County, NE.

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 (55)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $137,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (60 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Scotts Bluff County, NE (near Scottsbluff) · Hail 2.00″ · $40,000
  “2 inch hail reported on the east side of Scottsbluff, NE.”
• Forsyth County, GA (near Cumming) · Hail 0.75″
  “The Forsyth county 911 center reported dime size hail in Cumming.”
• Autauga County, AL (near Mulberry) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime size hail was reported near Statesville or just west of Mulberry.”
• Franklin County, AL (near Hodges) · Hail 0.75″
  “Penny size hail reported near Hodges in southern Franklin County.”
• Franklin County, AL (near Hodges) · Hail 0.75″
  “Penny size hail was observed near Hodges in southern Franklin County.”
• Calhoun County, AL (near Piedmont) · Hail 0.75″
  “Three quarter inch diameter hail fell across northern Calhoun County from near Webster Chapel to near Piedmont.”

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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