Storm reports for April 15, 2001

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On April 15, 2001, 16 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lincoln County, MS.

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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $680,000 in property damage and $12,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (44 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rutherford County, TN (near Murfreesboro) · Thunderstorm wind · $500,000
  “High winds toppled the steel radio tower for WGNS-AM radio station. The tower was built in 1946 and was 328 feet tall. The tower was Murfreesboro tallest structure. Damage to the tower was estimated between $250K to $500K.”
• Real County, TX (near Leakey) · Hail 1.00″ · $80,000
  “The hail damaged cars and windows in homes.”
• Real County, TX (near Leakey) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew over trees just north of Leakey.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Bogue Chitto) · Hail 1.75″ · $16,000
  “Hail of up to golfball size caused roof damage to homes and businesses. Also, a number of cars were damaged as large hail fell for up to 10 minutes.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Several trees and large limbs were blown down. One house sustained minor roof damage.”
• Adams County, MS (near Natchez) · Thunderstorm wind · $6,000
  “Several 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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