Storm reports for May 23, 2001

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On May 23, 2001, 14 hail, 37 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Miami County, IN.

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 (14)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $116,000 in property damage and $60,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (52 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Shelby County, TN (near Memphis) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $50,000
  “A microburst produced significant damage in the midtown area of Memphis. A printing business experienced roof and structural damage. The debris from the printing business was blown next door into a hotel damaging the exterior of the building.”
• Lauderdale County, AL (near Florence) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “One home had its roof torn off in Florence on CR 200 and a few large trees were blown over. Several outbuildings were overturned.”
• Lake County, MI (near Baldwin) · Hail 0.75″ · $10,000
  “An isolated severe thunderstorm developed over Baldwin in Lake county, producing three quarters inch hail in the town of Baldwin. Three quarters inch hail was also reported 2 miles west of Baldwin, also in Lake county.”
• McIntosh County, OK (near Hanna) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn.”
• Grenada County, MS (near Grenada) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Several power lines were blown down in the Grenada area.”
• Lowndes County, MS (near Caledonia) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Several large tree limbs were blown 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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