Storm reports for May 2, 2001

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On May 2, 2001, 35 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Childress County, TX.

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 (35)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $618,000 in property damage and $465,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (42 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Childress County, TX (near Childress) · Hail 2.75″ · $350,000
  “Law enforcement officials reported golfball to baseball size hail in the western portion of the city.”
• Childress County, TX (near Tell) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000
  “Wind-driven baseball size hail damaged buildings and automobiles.”
• Hall County, TX (near Tampico) · Hail 1.75″ · $20,000
  “Storm spotters reported golfball size hail.”
• Hall County, TX (near Estelline) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “A storm spotter reported golfball size hail on Farm-to-Market Road 94.”
• Forrest County, MS (near Hattiesburg) · Hail 1.75″ · $8,000
  “Hail of up to golfball size caused minor damage to buildings and vehicles in the Camp Shelby area.”
• Stone County, MS (near Wiggins) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “High winds from a thunderstorm blew a tin roof off a barn. Dime size hail was also reported.”

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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