Storm reports for May 30, 2001

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On May 30, 2001, 127 hail, 85 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Harding County, NM.

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 (127)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $105 million in property damage, $81.8 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (237 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lubbock County, TX (near Slide) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “Strong thunderstorm wind rolled and destroyed a couple mobile homes. A man was trapped and severely injured in one of the mobile homes. Strong wind also blew down trees and power lines.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Lubbock) · Hail 1.00″ · $25 million
  “A storm chaser reported quarter size hail at 8th Street and Milwaukee Avenue. Wind-driven hail caused extensive property damage.”
• Taylor County, TX (near Abilene) · Hail 2.75″ · $4 million
  “Baseball size hail pounded the eastern sections of Abilene. The area around Abilene Christian University was the hardest hit, with numerous windows broken at the school. Many vehicles were hard hit as well, with windshields broken out and holes punched through the roofs of convertibles.”
• Bossier Parish, LA (near Bossier City) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $200,000
  “Extensive damage to homes in the Shady Grove Subdivision with numerous trees down.”
• Bossier Parish, LA (near Bossier City) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $110,000
  “A squall line with a bow echo thunderstorm moved across the south side of Bossier City. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted. Some of the trees fell on houses and cars. Numerous tree limbs were blown down. Several houses had shingles blown off and windows blown in.”
• Lamb County, TX (near Littlefield) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Storm spotters reported golfball size hail. The wind-driven hail devastated crops.”

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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