Storm reports for May 5, 2001

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On May 5, 2001, 38 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Bosque 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 (38)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $75,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (67 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Butler County, KS (near Elbing) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “Unspecified damage to a farmstead 1 S of Burns or 1 W of Highway 77 along Marion/Butler County line.”
• Bosque County, TX (near Kopperl) · Tornado F0 · $20,000
  “A tornado downed numerous trees in the community and caused minor roof damage. A mobile home was damaged northeast of town.”
• Coryell County, TX (near Gatesville) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “A veterinary clinic was heavily damaged by high winds.”
• Caddo County, OK (near Bridgeport) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A tractor-trailer was blown over on Interstate 40 near mile marker 90.”
• Hill County, TX (near Blum) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorms winds damaged trees two miles south and three miles southeast of Blum.”
• Harrison County, TX (near Marshall) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Several large trees toppled across FM 2625 and Hwy 59.”

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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