Storm reports for May 29, 2001

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On May 29, 2001, 178 hail, 63 damaging-wind and 29 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Prowers County, CO.

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 (178)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.6 million in property damage, $455,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (282 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hardeman County, TX (near Quanah) · Tornado F1 · $60,000 · 1 injury
  “This was a large tornado, observed by many persons, but only produced F1 damage. The tornado formed about 3 miles east of Quanah and tracked east-southeast for 8 miles before dissipating. As the tornado crossed Highway 287, a semi-truck, which pulled to the side of the road, was blown over.”
• Prowers County, CO (near Lamar) · Hail 3.00″ · $5 million
  “The thunderstorms that spawned seven tornadoes west of Lamar, brought giant hail between golf ball and baseball size to Lamar.”
• Hardeman County, TX (near Chillicothe) · Thunderstorm wind · $300,000
  “Damage to buildings, trees, power poles, and other infrastructure was sustained city-wide.”
• Carson County, TX (near Panhandle) · Tornado F3 · $250,000
  “The tornado destroyed an office building associated with a grain elevator...unroofed and severely damaged a nearby home...and tossed a pickup truck and suburban about fifty and one hundred yards respectively. Several cattle and one horse were reported killed or injured from the tornado.”
• Briscoe County, TX (near Silverton) · Hail 3.00″ · $200,000
  “Storm spotters reported that hail tennis ball size and larger broke windows.”
• Prowers County, CO (near Lamar) · Tornado F3 · $150,000
  “Thunderstorms spawned six brief tornadoes and an F3 tornado within a three mile radius of the Lamar Municipal Airport between 1049 MST and 1231 MST just west of Lamar.”

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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