Storm reports for May 6, 2001

On May 6, 2001, 187 hail, 64 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 13 states.

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187hail reports

64damaging-wind reports

5tornado reports

4.50″largest hail reported

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On May 6, 2001, 187 hail, 64 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Coryell 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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
TX	63	31	2	4.50″
OK	67	7	3	2.75″
MO	18	9	0	1.00″
AR	18	3	0	4.50″
KS	17	0	0	1.75″
KY	3	1	0	0.75″
IN	0	4	0	–
MI	0	3	0	–
MN	0	2	0	–
TN	0	2	0	–
CO	1	0	0	1.00″
WI	0	1	0	–
MT	0	1	0	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Killeen, TX	160,616	4.50″
Copperas Cove, TX	39,627	4.50″
San Antonio, TX	1,526,656	4.00″
Alamo Heights, TX	7,557	4.00″
Plano, TX	293,286	3.00″
Richardson, TX	118,221	3.00″
Goldsby, OK	3,516	2.75″
Harker Heights, TX	35,263	2.00″
Nolanville, TX	7,395	2.00″
DeSoto, TX	56,711	1.75″
Owasso, OK	42,821	1.75″
Denison, TX	26,446	1.75″
Glenn Heights, TX	19,752	1.75″
Guthrie, OK	11,682	1.75″
Dripping Springs, TX	10,165	1.75″
Tuttle, OK	8,584	1.75″
Venus, TX	8,209	1.75″
Ovilla, TX	4,771	1.75″
Devine, TX	4,622	1.75″
Madill, OK	4,084	1.75″
Belton, TX	25,635	1.50″
Purcell, OK	6,938	1.50″
Slaughterville, OK	4,324	1.50″
Llano, TX	3,602	1.50″
Tulsa, OK	415,154	1.00″

Hail reports (187)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
21:25	4.50″	Coryell County, TX
21:25	4.50″	Bell County, TX
23:20	4.50″	Calhoun County, AR
00:38	4.00″	Bexar County, TX
00:43	3.00″	Collin County, TX
20:30	2.75″	Cleveland County, OK
21:35	2.75″	Lampasas County, TX
23:40	2.75″	Bryan County, OK
23:10	2.50″	Mills County, TX
22:30	2.00″	Bell County, TX
23:30	2.00″	La Salle County, TX
00:30	2.00″	Madison County, AR
19:45	1.75″	Grady County, OK
21:00	1.75″	Logan County, OK
21:15	1.75″	Bell County, TX
21:17	1.75″	Logan County, OK
21:30	1.75″	Lampasas County, TX
21:35	1.75″	Bell County, TX
22:00	1.75″	Love County, OK
22:15	1.75″	Mason County, TX
22:20	1.75″	Marshall County, OK
22:30	1.75″	Woodson County, KS
23:05	1.75″	Tulsa County, OK
23:06	1.75″	Ouachita County, AR
23:10	1.75″	Calhoun County, AR
23:26	1.75″	Johnson County, TX
23:30	1.75″	Nevada County, AR
23:35	1.75″	Hill County, TX
23:45	1.75″	Ellis County, TX
00:00	1.75″	Burnet County, TX
00:20	1.75″	Mills County, TX
00:20	1.75″	Bexar County, TX
00:28	1.75″	Calhoun County, AR
00:40	1.75″	Grayson County, TX
00:45	1.75″	Medina County, TX
01:30	1.75″	Kingfisher County, OK
02:45	1.75″	Marion County, TX
03:15	1.75″	Hays County, TX
03:20	1.75″	Union County, AR
22:10	1.50″	Cleveland County, OK
23:00	1.50″	Bell County, TX
23:35	1.50″	Frio County, TX
23:40	1.50″	Atascosa County, TX
23:40	1.50″	Llano County, TX
02:22	1.50″	Canadian County, OK
21:23	1.25″	San Saba County, TX
01:48	1.25″	Lamar County, TX
19:16	1.00″	Osage County, KS
19:40	1.00″	Noble County, OK
20:05	1.00″	Osage County, KS
20:20	1.00″	Cleveland County, OK
20:25	1.00″	Cleveland County, OK
20:29	1.00″	Cleveland County, OK
20:33	1.00″	Cleveland County, OK
20:43	1.00″	Logan County, OK
21:00	1.00″	Palo Pinto County, TX
21:16	1.00″	Bell County, TX
21:25	1.00″	Logan County, OK
22:09	1.00″	Cleveland County, OK
22:30	1.00″	Hill County, TX
22:30	1.00″	Tulsa County, OK
22:40	1.00″	Anderson County, KS
22:55	1.00″	Woodson County, KS
22:55	1.00″	Greenwood County, KS
23:06	1.00″	Woodson County, KS
23:10	1.00″	Marshall County, OK
23:10	1.00″	Llano County, TX
23:17	1.00″	Garland County, AR
23:25	1.00″	Johnson County, TX
23:25	1.00″	Mayes County, OK
23:35	1.00″	Pottawatomie County, OK
23:35	1.00″	Nevada County, AR
23:57	1.00″	Dallas County, TX
23:58	1.00″	Denton County, TX
00:02	1.00″	Denton County, TX
00:22	1.00″	Collin County, TX
00:40	1.00″	Marshall County, OK
00:45	1.00″	Grayson County, TX
00:55	1.00″	Pontotoc County, OK
01:00	1.00″	Collin County, TX
01:05	1.00″	Calhoun County, AR
01:12	1.00″	Lincoln County, CO
02:08	1.00″	Polk County, MO
02:24	1.00″	Canadian County, OK
02:32	1.00″	Polk County, MO
03:47	1.00″	Oklahoma County, OK
03:50	1.00″	Morris County, TX
04:05	1.00″	Marion County, TX
19:47	0.88″	McClain County, OK
19:50	0.88″	McClain County, OK
20:19	0.88″	Cleveland County, OK
20:27	0.88″	Cleveland County, OK
21:00	0.88″	Carter County, OK
21:00	0.88″	Cleveland County, OK
21:20	0.88″	Pawnee County, OK
21:25	0.88″	Daviess County, MO
21:54	0.88″	Bell County, TX
22:00	0.88″	Carter County, OK
22:11	0.88″	Denton County, TX
22:32	0.88″	Hot Spring County, AR
23:00	0.88″	Anderson County, KS
23:15	0.88″	Rogers County, OK
23:58	0.88″	Tarrant County, TX
00:00	0.88″	Houston County, TX
01:00	0.88″	Houston County, TX
01:47	0.88″	Kingfisher County, OK
02:00	0.88″	Bowie County, TX
02:10	0.88″	Lamar County, TX
02:20	0.88″	Canadian County, OK
02:35	0.88″	Camden County, MO
03:10	0.88″	Greene County, MO
09:20	0.88″	Clay County, TX
19:11	0.75″	Osage County, KS
19:28	0.75″	Grady County, OK
19:41	0.75″	Platte County, MO
19:43	0.75″	Brown County, TX
19:50	0.75″	Leavenworth County, KS
19:55	0.75″	Osage County, KS
20:10	0.75″	Cleveland County, OK
20:30	0.75″	Platte County, MO
20:45	0.75″	Clinton County, MO
21:33	0.75″	Osage County, OK
21:35	0.75″	Murray County, OK
21:40	0.75″	Coffey County, KS
21:47	0.75″	Brown County, TX
22:00	0.75″	Wise County, TX
22:00	0.75″	Osage County, OK
22:03	0.75″	Washington County, OK
22:20	0.75″	Woodson County, KS
22:35	0.75″	Llano County, TX
22:36	0.75″	McClain County, OK
22:40	0.75″	Hill County, TX
22:45	0.75″	Cleveland County, OK
22:53	0.75″	Coffey County, KS
22:59	0.75″	Johnson County, KS
23:00	0.75″	Craig County, OK
23:00	0.75″	Johnson County, KY
23:08	0.75″	Carter County, OK
23:15	0.75″	Johnson County, KY
23:15	0.75″	Johnson County, KY
23:25	0.75″	Carroll County, MO
23:30	0.75″	Johnston County, OK
23:35	0.75″	Marshall County, OK
23:35	0.75″	Ottawa County, OK
23:37	0.75″	Cowley County, KS
23:40	0.75″	Pottawatomie County, OK
23:45	0.75″	Woodson County, KS
23:45	0.75″	Mayes County, OK
23:47	0.75″	Pottawatomie County, OK
23:50	0.75″	Pottawatomie County, OK
23:58	0.75″	Dallas County, TX
00:12	0.75″	Bryan County, OK
00:13	0.75″	Seminole County, OK
00:14	0.75″	Calhoun County, AR
00:14	0.75″	Calhoun County, AR
00:20	0.75″	Seminole County, OK
00:25	0.75″	Nevada County, AR
00:38	0.75″	Bryan County, OK
00:41	0.75″	Pontotoc County, OK
00:45	0.75″	Choctaw County, OK
00:58	0.75″	La Salle County, TX
01:00	0.75″	Hughes County, OK
01:05	0.75″	Vernon County, MO
01:05	0.75″	McDonald County, MO
01:30	0.75″	Dallas County, TX
01:30	0.75″	Kay County, OK
01:35	0.75″	Pittsburg County, OK
01:40	0.75″	Barton County, MO
01:40	0.75″	McDonald County, MO
01:43	0.75″	Blaine County, OK
01:45	0.75″	Cedar County, MO
01:54	0.75″	Canadian County, OK
02:05	0.75″	Washington County, AR
02:10	0.75″	Harrison County, TX
02:11	0.75″	Washington County, AR
02:15	0.75″	Dade County, MO
02:15	0.75″	Cole County, MO
02:20	0.75″	Dade County, MO
02:20	0.75″	Cass County, TX
02:30	0.75″	Stone County, MO
02:33	0.75″	Cass County, TX
02:44	0.75″	Carroll County, AR
02:53	0.75″	Coryell County, TX
03:35	0.75″	Little River County, AR
03:50	0.75″	Camp County, TX
04:40	0.75″	Duval County, TX
04:58	0.75″	Creek County, OK

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $121 million in property damage and $30 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (256 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Property damage
Bexar County, TX	2	$120 million
Tulsa County, OK	1	$500,000
Madison County, AR	1	$100,000
Anoka County, MN	1	$100,000
Bell County, TX	6	$64,000
Barry County, MO	1	$35,000
Lawrence County, MO	1	$20,000
Pontotoc County, OK	1	$20,000
Bowie County, TX	1	$12,000
Houston County, TX	3	$8,000
Madison County, TX	1	$5,000
Milam County, TX	1	$5,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Anoka County, MN (near Andover) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $100,000
“Large trees and sheds blown down along 1.5 mile path within Andover per NWS damage survey. Minor house damage.”
Bell County, TX (near Salado) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
“A large tree was blown down onto an SUV.”
Pontotoc County, OK (near Ada) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
“A 60-foot radio tower was blown down at KTLS radio station.”
Bell County, TX (near Salado) · Tornado F0 · $15,000
“The walls of a house bowed in and the roof was lifted off and moved six inches.”
Bowie County, TX (near De Kalb) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $12,000
“A few trees were blown down and a small building was destroyed.”
Milam County, TX (near Cameron) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
“A carport was blown 250 yards by high winds. Trees were also 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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