Storm reports for May 26, 2001

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On May 26, 2001, 86 hail, 40 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Allen 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 (86)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.8 million in property damage, $765,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (133 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Allen County, IN (near Ft Wayne) · Tornado F2 · $6.5 million · 3 injuries
  “Tornado touched down as as F1 at the Northcrest shopping mall on the northwest sideof Fort Wayne. Damaged to mall and surrounding businesses. Cars flipped over in parking lot withone person injured. Tornado then briefly lifted and touched down one half mile to the northeastas an F2.”
• Dawson County, TX (near Lamesa) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Thirty-one power poles snapped at intersection of state highways 349 and 2051. Damage in Lamesa included large plate glass windows broken, large trees blown over, and damage to a cotton warehouse. Significant damage was also noted to area cotton fields and associated irrigation systems.”
• Newton County, MS (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “Trees were blown down throughout the county, especially in and around the town of Newton. Several buildings in Newton sustained wind damage, and a few power lines were blown down. Three vehicles were damaged in Newton by a tree that was blown down on top of them.”
• Wyandot County, OH (near Upper Sandusky) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed two trees and several large tree limbs. One of the trees landed on a house and caused minor structural damage. Fallen tree limbs also damaged two cars.”
• Washington Parish, LA (near Franklinton) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Trees and large tree limbs were blown down in several location in the parish. A fallen tree caused minor structural damage to a house in Franklinton.”
• Huntington County, IN (near Roanoke) · Thunderstorm wind · $18,000
  “3 telephone poles down, large tree down, roof damage.”

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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