Storm reports for May 17, 2001

On May 17, 2001, 169 hail, 147 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states.

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169hail reports

147damaging-wind reports

1tornado reports

4.50″largest hail reported

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On May 17, 2001, 169 hail, 147 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Baca County, CO.

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
OK	22	65	0	1.75″
TX	52	23	0	4.50″
MO	30	10	1	1.75″
KS	27	14	0	1.75″
WV	2	18	0	0.75″
NM	15	0	0	1.75″
OH	3	8	0	1.00″
MI	4	3	0	0.88″
CO	6	0	0	4.50″
AR	2	3	0	1.00″
IL	2	1	0	1.75″
KY	1	2	0	0.75″
IN	2	0	0	0.75″
MN	1	0	0	0.75″

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Abernathy, TX	2,838	2.00″
Levelland, TX	12,494	1.75″
Effingham, IL	12,434	1.75″
Littlefield, TX	5,740	1.75″
Sayre, OK	4,841	1.75″
Fayette, MO	2,832	1.75″
Slaton, TX	5,698	1.25″
Shallowater, TX	2,972	1.25″
Overland Park, KS	202,893	1.00″
Wellington, KS	7,561	1.00″
Trenton, MO	5,588	1.00″
Kansas City, MO	516,032	0.88″
Lubbock, TX	272,086	0.88″
Columbia, MO	130,900	0.88″
Lawrence, KS	97,271	0.88″
Gladstone, MO	27,579	0.88″
Monett, MO	10,108	0.88″
Roeland Park, KS	6,689	0.88″
North Kansas City, MO	5,630	0.88″
Riverside, MO	4,498	0.88″
Fairway, KS	4,160	0.88″
Amarillo, TX	203,729	0.75″
Norman, OK	131,010	0.75″
Richmond, IN	35,561	0.75″
Pampa, TX	16,487	0.75″

Hail reports (169)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
22:51	4.50″	Baca County, CO
23:20	4.50″	Lubbock County, TX
23:25	2.75″	Lubbock County, TX
23:36	2.00″	Hale County, TX
00:20	2.00″	Hale County, TX
04:52	2.00″	Carson County, TX
12:40	1.75″	Effingham County, IL
18:20	1.75″	Grundy County, MO
19:25	1.75″	Cowley County, KS
20:35	1.75″	Howard County, MO
22:23	1.75″	St. Clair County, MO
23:25	1.75″	Harding County, NM
23:25	1.75″	Colfax County, NM
23:32	1.75″	Hale County, TX
23:52	1.75″	Hockley County, TX
00:15	1.75″	Hockley County, TX
00:23	1.75″	Hockley County, TX
01:02	1.75″	Hockley County, TX
01:08	1.75″	Harding County, NM
01:08	1.75″	Colfax County, NM
01:13	1.75″	Lamb County, TX
01:15	1.75″	Lamb County, TX
01:30	1.75″	Haskell County, TX
02:05	1.75″	Beckham County, OK
03:39	1.75″	Carson County, TX
03:48	1.75″	Carson County, TX
04:35	1.75″	Donley County, TX
05:28	1.75″	Jackson County, OK
22:37	1.50″	Baca County, CO
00:40	1.50″	Hockley County, TX
16:22	1.25″	Grundy County, MO
23:28	1.25″	Lubbock County, TX
23:45	1.25″	Lubbock County, TX
23:45	1.25″	Lubbock County, TX
00:14	1.25″	Hockley County, TX
17:10	1.00″	Grundy County, MO
18:15	1.00″	Buchanan County, MO
18:17	1.00″	Grundy County, MO
18:22	1.00″	Grundy County, MO
18:42	1.00″	Mora County, NM
18:58	1.00″	Las Animas County, CO
19:25	1.00″	Sumner County, KS
19:30	1.00″	Sumner County, KS
19:38	1.00″	Sumner County, KS
19:56	1.00″	Ray County, MO
20:00	1.00″	Athens County, OH
20:18	1.00″	Sumner County, KS
20:30	1.00″	Las Animas County, CO
20:32	1.00″	Johnson County, KS
20:45	1.00″	Union County, NM
21:21	1.00″	Franklin County, KS
21:43	1.00″	Douglas County, KS
22:00	1.00″	Douglas County, KS
22:17	1.00″	Coffey County, KS
22:25	1.00″	Osage County, KS
23:11	1.00″	Lubbock County, TX
23:17	1.00″	Camden County, MO
23:36	1.00″	Hale County, TX
23:40	1.00″	Colfax County, NM
23:50	1.00″	Adair County, OK
23:55	1.00″	Cimarron County, OK
00:15	1.00″	Washington County, AR
01:08	1.00″	Lamb County, TX
01:11	1.00″	Harding County, NM
01:25	1.00″	Lamb County, TX
01:42	1.00″	Beckham County, OK
01:43	1.00″	Beckham County, OK
02:05	1.00″	Oldham County, TX
02:42	1.00″	Hutchinson County, TX
02:52	1.00″	Parmer County, TX
03:41	1.00″	Oldham County, TX
04:17	1.00″	Childress County, TX
05:21	1.00″	Jackson County, OK
10:10	1.00″	Hughes County, OK
13:55	0.88″	Harrison County, MO
19:40	0.88″	Platte County, MO
20:10	0.88″	Clay County, MO
20:15	0.88″	Jackson County, MO
20:50	0.88″	Grant County, OK
21:45	0.88″	Boone County, MO
21:55	0.88″	Union County, NM
22:00	0.88″	Douglas County, KS
22:04	0.88″	Boone County, MO
22:15	0.88″	Coffey County, KS
22:30	0.88″	St. Clair County, MO
22:33	0.88″	Lubbock County, TX
22:40	0.88″	Luce County, MI
23:11	0.88″	Lubbock County, TX
23:30	0.88″	Laclede County, MO
23:47	0.88″	Hockley County, TX
00:10	0.88″	Union County, NM
00:30	0.88″	De Baca County, NM
00:45	0.88″	Morton County, KS
00:56	0.88″	Barry County, MO
01:13	0.88″	Texas County, OK
01:15	0.88″	Lawrence County, MO
01:18	0.88″	Mason County, MI
01:40	0.88″	Beckham County, OK
02:25	0.88″	Bailey County, TX
02:34	0.88″	Hutchinson County, TX
02:35	0.88″	Hutchinson County, TX
02:50	0.88″	Potter County, TX
03:00	0.88″	Bailey County, TX
04:13	0.88″	Deaf Smith County, TX
08:24	0.88″	Cleveland County, OK
10:35	0.88″	Pushmataha County, OK
13:00	0.75″	Clark County, IL
15:51	0.75″	Wayne County, IN
16:50	0.75″	Clark County, IN
17:08	0.75″	Koochiching County, MN
17:30	0.75″	Logan County, OH
17:59	0.75″	Clermont County, OH
18:30	0.75″	Harper County, KS
18:52	0.75″	Union County, NM
19:00	0.75″	Harper County, KS
19:00	0.75″	Sumner County, KS
19:01	0.75″	Douglas County, KS
19:05	0.75″	Blaine County, OK
19:05	0.75″	Fleming County, KY
19:20	0.75″	Clay County, MO
19:21	0.75″	Sumner County, KS
19:35	0.75″	Sumner County, KS
19:45	0.75″	Carroll County, MO
20:05	0.75″	Colfax County, NM
20:10	0.75″	Butler County, KS
20:13	0.75″	Jackson County, MO
20:15	0.75″	Lafayette County, MO
20:30	0.75″	Grant County, OK
20:30	0.75″	Garfield County, OK
20:42	0.75″	Franklin County, KS
20:47	0.75″	Franklin County, KS
20:53	0.75″	Coffey County, KS
21:06	0.75″	Howard County, MO
21:25	0.75″	Washington County, MO
21:35	0.75″	Anderson County, KS
21:45	0.75″	Roane County, WV
22:05	0.75″	Lyon County, KS
22:06	0.75″	Alger County, MI
22:10	0.75″	Mercer County, WV
22:10	0.75″	Baca County, CO
22:13	0.75″	Franklin County, MO
22:50	0.75″	Benton County, MO
22:50	0.75″	Chippewa County, MI
23:25	0.75″	Baca County, CO
23:31	0.75″	Crawford County, KS
23:50	0.75″	Pulaski County, MO
00:07	0.75″	Barton County, MO
00:10	0.75″	Lubbock County, TX
01:05	0.75″	Texas County, OK
01:07	0.75″	Lamb County, TX
01:09	0.75″	Lamb County, TX
01:30	0.75″	Harding County, NM
01:58	0.75″	Madison County, AR
02:44	0.75″	Beaver County, OK
02:50	0.75″	Potter County, TX
02:55	0.75″	Pawnee County, OK
03:00	0.75″	Potter County, TX
03:15	0.75″	Potter County, TX
03:25	0.75″	Quay County, NM
03:29	0.75″	Carson County, TX
03:31	0.75″	Beaver County, OK
03:45	0.75″	Kent County, TX
03:45	0.75″	Gray County, TX
04:03	0.75″	Carson County, TX
04:05	0.75″	Kent County, TX
04:24	0.75″	Wheeler County, TX
04:30	0.75″	Randall County, TX
08:30	0.75″	Cleveland County, OK
10:56	0.75″	Choctaw County, OK

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $861,000 in property damage and $1.9 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (320 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Property damage
Hockley County, TX	3	$175,000
Lubbock County, TX	2	$130,000
Cleveland County, OK	4	$72,000
Wilbarger County, TX	3	$62,000
Hale County, TX	1	$50,000
Lamb County, TX	1	$50,000
McClain County, OK	2	$35,000
Tillman County, OK	2	$35,000
Wichita County, TX	2	$30,000
Lincoln County, OK	1	$20,000
Jackson County, WV	1	$20,000
Carter County, OK	2	$19,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lubbock County, TX (near New Deal) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000
“Baseball size hail was reported by an off-duty NWS meteorologist.”
Hockley County, TX (near Levelland) · Hail 1.75″ · $75,000
“Law enforcement officials reported golfball size hail.”
Lamb County, TX (near Littlefield) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
“Amateur radio storm spotters reported golfball size hail.”
Hockley County, TX (near Levelland) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
“Law enforcement officials reported golfball size hail.”
Hale County, TX (near Abernathy) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
“Law enforcement officials reported golfball size hail.”
Wilbarger County, TX (near Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
“Two hangars and 6 airplanes sustained 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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