Storm reports for May 12, 2001

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On May 12, 2001, 63 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Pottawattamie 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 (63)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and $3,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (86 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Douglas County, NE (near Omaha) · Hail 2.50″ · $1 million
  “This thunderstorm produced very large hail from around the Florence area toward Eppley Airfield then into the Council Bluffs, Iowa area. Hail up to nearly 3 inches in diameter caused considerable damage around Eppley Airfield with 20 commercial and private aircraft sustaining significant damage.”
• Bibb County, AL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $40,000
  “Several trees and power lines were knocked down in the southern part of the county. Additionally, several buildings and homes in southern Bibb County sustained damage. One business had its roof blown off and it landed on a few homes adjacent to it.”
• Hinds County, MS (near West Jackson) · Hail 1.00″ · $20,000
  “Hail of up to quarter size caused minor damage to cars and homes in a populated area in the vicinity of Robinson Road and Highway 80.”
• Rensselaer County, NY (near Stephentown) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “A cold front produced scattered thunderstorms on the afternoon of May 12. One of the storms became briefly severe as it moved across Stephentown in Rensselaer County. Winds from the storm brought wires down and blew a chimney off a house.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Brookhaven) · Hail 1.00″ · $8,000
  “Hail of up to quarter size caused minor roof damage to homes in the Lloyd Star community.”
• Robeson County, NC (near Red Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds blew several trees down. The winds also damaged portions of a carport and the roof of a garage.”

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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