Storm reports for May 10, 2001

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On May 10, 2001, 162 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Marshall County, IA.

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 (162)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and $10,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (202 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grundy County, IA (near Conrad) · Tornado F2 · $150,000
  “Most in open country. One barn hit and destroyed.”
• Scott County, IA (near Le Claire) · Tornado F0 · $75,000
  “A tornado touched down in northwest LeClaire, Iowa and was on the ground for 5 minutes carving a one half mile path to the Mississippi River. The tornado was on the ground about the length of Walnut Street in northern LeClaire, east to the Mississippi River across Highway 67.”
• Linn County, IA (near Palo) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Grain silos and a cabin were damaged. Reported by trained storm spotters.”
• Grundy County, IA (near Conrad) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “Tornado was only on the ground briefly, but it did hit a house causing structural damage to it.”
• Linn County, IA (near Cedar Rapids) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Golfball sized hail reported by trained storm spotter. Several vehicles had either minor dents or needed extensive body work. Reported by newspaper.”
• Tama County, IA (near Gladbrook) · Tornado F2 · $35,000
  “Tornado moved out of Grundy County into Tama County. Track was through mostly rural areas with limited damage.”

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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