Storm reports for May 15, 2001

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On May 15, 2001, 87 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Grand Forks County, ND.

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 (87)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10.1 million in property damage, $45,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (102 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grand Forks County, ND (near Grand Forks) · Hail 2.00″ · $10 million · 1 injury
  “A male was hit in the head by a hailstone and required four stitches. Many homes and cars were damaged by the large hail, especially south of 32nd avenue south.”
• Red Lake County, MN (near Dorothy) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “A barn roof was torn off and thrown in a nearby ditch, damaging the top of a silo as it went by.”
• Red Lake County, MN (near Red Lake Falls) · Hail 1.75″ · $20,000
  “Eight windows in a house, 2 garage windows, and a car window were broken by the large hail.”
• Cass County, MN (near Pine River) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Several trees were blown down, and there was damage to a garage. The wind speed is estimated.”
• Washtenaw County, MI (near Manchester) · Hail 0.75″
  “Thunderstorms developed just north of a warm front that was moving northeast into far southern Michigan. One storm in Washtenaw County briefly reached severe levels.”
• Elkhart County, IN (near New Paris) · Thunderstorm wind
  “Eight inch branches down on north side of New Paris.”

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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