Storm reports for April 22, 2001

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On April 22, 2001, 85 hail, 70 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Phelps 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 (85)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $807,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (158 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Washington County, NE (near Arlington) · Tornado F1 · $600,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down 4 1/2 miles north northeast of Arlington and moved north northeast for approximately 5 miles before lifting 1 mile east of county road 15 on county road 16.”
• Eastland County, TX (near Carbon) · Tornado F0 · $20,000
  “A tornado touched down just south of town. It then moved northeast, damaging two homes.”
• Craig County, OK (near Centralia) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Thunderstorms winds destroyed a barn. When the barn was destroyed two horses were killed.”
• Oklahoma County, OK (near Choctaw) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “An awning was blown off a gas station at Southeast 29th and Indian Meridian.”
• Eastland County, TX (near Carbon) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “A tree was blown onto a roof and a barn was destroyed.”
• Burt County, NE (near Oakland) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm gust destroyed a cattle shed near Oakland.”

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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