Storm reports for May 19, 2001

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On May 19, 2001, 50 hail, 44 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Archer 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (50)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $219,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (99 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jefferson County, NE (near Diller) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts uprooted a few trees and downed 2 power poles. Two roofs were also taken off machine sheds, the damage path was about a quarter of a mile wide.”
• Beckham County, OK (near Erick) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Four to five cotton trailers attached to each other were blown over, and a nearby barn was damaged.”
• Hemphill County, TX (near Canadian) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “Trees and power poles were reported blown down.”
• Jasper County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “The Jasper county Emergency Management Director reported that numerous trees were blown down throughout the county. In one instance, a tree fell on a home and another fell on a car. Most of the damage occurred in the cities of Eudora, Farrar, Shady Dale, and Monticello.”
• Jackson County, OK (near Blair) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “An awning was blown off a convenience store.”
• Owsley County, KY (near Pebworth) · Thunderstorm wind · $6,000
  “A roof was blown off of a barn. Farm outbuildings were damaged and numerous trees were 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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