Storm reports for June 2, 2001

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On June 2, 2001, 54 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Clay County, AR.

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 (54)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $18 million in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 10 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (70 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Laurel County, KY (near London) · Tornado F2 · $17.1 million · 10 injuries
  “A strong F2 tornado with wind estimates between 135 and 155 miles per hour ripped through downtown London during the evening hours. The Carnaby Square shopping center was hard hit. The tornado was reported by eye witnesses to have been nearly stationary in the parking lot for nearly 4 minutes.”
• Clay County, AR (near Corning) · Hail 2.75″ · $400,000
  “Numerous homes and automobiles were damaged by hail.”
• Pickaway County, OH (near Circleville) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “A small tornado moved across the south side of Circleville producing minor structural and roof damage to a few buildings, and some damage to nine cars at a dealership. Numerous trees and power lines were also knocked down.”
• Jackson County, WV (near Kenna) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “The county sheriff reported a few homes had sustained roof damage.”
• Madison County, MS (near Camden) · Hail 1.75″ · $15,000
  “Hail of up to golfball size caused damage to cars and building roofs in the vicinity of Camden.”
• Montgomery County, MD (near Poolesville) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Numerous trees were downed and a deck was damaged.”

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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