Storm reports for April 14, 2001

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On April 14, 2001, 316 hail, 118 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Pratt County, KS.

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 (316)

Showing the 300 largest of 316.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $12 million in property damage and 24 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (441 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Benton County, AR (near Highfill) · Thunderstorm wind 99 mph · $1 million
  “99 mile an hour thunderstorm winds did serious damage to three hangars and a few planes at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.”
• Stone County, AR (near Fox) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a chicken house at Fox.”
• Kay County, OK (near Kaw City) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Several campers and farm equipment were blown over. A boat was blown off a trailer. Part of the pavillion roof at Northern Oklahoma College was blown off. A house and shed sustained minor damage, and numerous trees were downed.”
• Madison County, MS (near Madison) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “A Cessna 172 airplane and a Piper Tri-Pacer airplane were flipped over and seriously damaged from severe thunderstorm winds. Three other small airplanes sustained minor damage.”
• Mississippi County, AR (near Osceola) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “A hotel had its metal roof torn off and had its doors blown off. Several cars were damaged near the hotel. One business had its plate glass window demolished. Another business had two buildings damaged. Several power lines and power poles were blown down.”
• Coahoma County, MS (near Clarksdale) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A roof was blown off a house. Several trees and power lines were knocked down. Several homes and cars were damaged by the fallen trees.”

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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