Storm reports for May 25, 2001

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On May 25, 2001, 56 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Kinney 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 (56)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage and $40,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (80 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Charles County, MD (near Waldorf) · Tornado F1 · $500,000
  “A tornado formed just west of Waldorf and moved northeast into Prince George's County.”
• Polk County, FL (near Lakeland) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “The public reported, through WTVT-TV (FOX) in Tampa, golfball sized hail, which caused paint damage to several vehicles near the intersection of Main Street (U.S. Highway 92) and Combee Road (State Road 659) in Lakeland.”
• Monroe County, MI (near Newport) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “A thunderstorm wind gust destroyed a barn, flinging the metal roof into a neighbor's yard. A boat and furniture inside the barn were damaged.”
• Prince George's County, MD (near Brandywine) · Tornado F1 · $25,000
  “A tornado crossed over the Charles County line and dissipated just southwest of Brandywine.”
• Charles County, MD (near Newburg) · Tornado F0 · $15,000
  “A waterspout came ashore at Clifton on the Potomac and reached Newburg before dissipating.”
• Spotsylvania County, VA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Route 208 and Blockhouse Road were closed for two miles by downed power lines and trees. Trees were also downed in Snell and Spotsylvania Courthouse.”

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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