Storm reports for May 24, 2001

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On May 24, 2001, 97 hail, 40 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Concordia Parish, LA.

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 (97)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.8 million in property damage and $2.1 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (143 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cherokee County, GA (near Countywide) · Hail 2.75″ · $1.8 million
  “Numerous reports of hail ranging in size from dime to baseball were received from the public and the Cherokee county 911 center. This information was later confirmed in an extensive report issued by the Cherokee County Emergency Management Director.”
• Okanogan County, WA (near Okanogan) · Thunderstorm wind 77 mph · $125,000
  “A mainly dry thunderstorm moved northeast through Okanogan County. As the storm reached the Omak/Okanogan area, the storm caused a 67 mph wind gust at a location 7 miles northwest of Okanogan at 740 PM PDT. The storm then brought a 77 mph wind gust 4 miles southeast of Omak at 745 PM PDT.”
• Uvalde County, TX (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $80,000
  “Damage was reported to trees, with power lines knocked over throughout Uvalde County.”
• Bradley County, TN (near Cleveland) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Trees down on east side of county. A roof was reportedly blown off a house.”
• Medina County, TX (near Hondo) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Trees were reported to have been down down due to high winds.”
• Adams County, MS (near Natchez) · Hail 1.75″ · $35,000
  “Hail as large as golfball size caused damage to roofs of buildings and cars.”

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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