Storm reports for May 21, 2001

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On May 21, 2001, 26 hail, 102 damaging-wind and 26 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lincoln County, TN.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8 million in property damage, $657,000 in crop damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (156 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Livingston County, MI (near Hartland) · Tornado F2 · $3 million · 3 injuries
  “A tornado developed near Hartland High School and Lake Walden, and moved north parallel to US-23, eventually crossing that busy highway between Clyde and Faussett Roads.”
• Stark County, OH (near Canton) · Tornado F1 · $450,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down briefly on the southwest side of Canton. The tornado first touched down near the intersection of 13th Street and Raff Road where a semi truck was thrown 50 to 100 feet. An occupant inside the truck sustained minor injuries.”
• Isabella County, MI (near Shepherd) · Tornado F1 · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “A F1 tornado with a path length of 4 miles and width of 40 yards produced maximum estimated wind speeds to 80 m.p.h. It touched down just north of Pleasant Valley road and moved north, parallel to Mission road, then ended just north of Wing road.”
• Gratiot County, MI (near Elwell) · Tornado F1 · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “A man was slightly injured when a shed he was in collapsed, a pickup truck was flipped over, and two building were partially unroofed by a F1 tornado that touched down in Elwell. The tornado produced maximum estimated wind speeds to 110 m.p.h.”
• Medina County, OH (near Chatham) · Tornado F2 · $1 million
  “A tornado touched down along New London Eastern Road near Pawnee in southwestern Chatham Township. The tornado then traveled northeast for approximately 7.5 miles before dissipating along State Route 83 about three miles north of Chatham.”
• Kalamazoo County, MI (near Richland) · Tornado F2 · $500,000
  “A F2 tornado produced maximum estimated wind speeds of 120 to 130 m.p.h. and caused extensive damage 4 miles west of Richland, in Kalamazoo county.The initial damage occurred approximately one third of a mile south of the intersection of C Avenue and 24th street, extending north for about a mile.”

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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