Storm reports for April 8, 2001

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On April 8, 2001, 68 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Polk County, IA.

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 (68)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $521,000 in property damage, $40,000 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (82 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Adams County, IA (near Mt Etna) · Tornado F1 · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “Trailer house overturned and destroyed. Roofs torn off of two sheds.”
• Newton County, IN (near Enos) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $75,000
  “One building completely leveled by straight line winds.”
• Gage County, NE (near Beatrice) · Hail 1.00″ · $20,000
  “Hail up to 1 inch in diameter damaged some windows in Beatrice including the marquee at the Cinema Centre on Court St. in Beatrice.”
• Muscatine County, IA (near West Liberty) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed a large shed. Reported in local newspaper. Time is estimated.”
• Decatur County, IA (near Lamoni) · Tornado F0 · $1,000
  “Minor damage in rural area with brief touchdown.”
• Benton County, IN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Numerous trees and power lines 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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