Storm reports for April 10, 2001

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On April 10, 2001, 263 hail, 140 damaging-wind and 46 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Shelby County, IL. Tornadoes killed 2.

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 (263)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 billion in property damage, 19 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (463 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Coal County, OK (near Coalgate) · Tornado F2 · $75,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
  “This tornado formed 4 miles southeast of Coalgate and tracked northeastward for 8 miles before crossing into northwest Atoka County at 0434 CST (See following entry for information about the Atoka County segment). The tornado then continued for another 5 miles before dissipating at 0440 CST.”
• Pottawattamie County, IA (near Council Bluffs) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
  “Two men working alone atop a new meatpacking building were blown off the 40-foot-high roof by the thunderstorm that rolled through the area and produced the widespread hail reports.”
• Johnston County, OK (near Tishomingo) · Tornado F2 · $2.5 million · 4 injuries
  “This tornado formed over northern portions of Lake Texoma, then tracked northeastward for 16 miles before crossing into western Atoka County. About 5 miles east of Tishomingo in Johnston County, 2 injuries, both requiring hospital care, occurred when a mobile home was lofted and deposited…”
• Hansford County, TX (near Spearman) · Tornado F2 · $750,000 · 2 injuries
  “An official storm damage survey was made on the tornado path length and width. The tornado destroyed several grain bins and a grain elevator to Agco facility. Extensive damage also occurred at a local farm...including the home...barns and equipment. Several power poles also were blown down.”
• Gage County, NE (near Virginia) · Tornado F2 · $400,000 · 2 injuries
  “A tornado caused extensive damage in Virginia with most of the damage occurring along a 4 block long and 1 block wide stretch through the center of town. One house was almost completely destroyed causing minor injuries to 2 people living there.”
• Madison County, IL (near Granite City) · Tornado F1 · $5 million · 1 injury
  “The 6th and last tornado spawned by the Heavy Precipitation Supercell that moved across the NWS St. Louis, County Warning Area, formed on the east side of Granite City and moved east into south Pontoon Beach. The tornado first damaged an apartment complex near Worthen Park.”

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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