Storm reports for June 6, 2001

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On June 6, 2001, 35 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Keya Paha County, NE. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (35)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $319,000 in property damage, $49,000 in crop damage, 1 injury and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (90 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (near Zachary) · Tornado F1 · $50,000 · 1 death
  “A weak tornado touched down briefly downing several trees and power line. A man was killed when a tree fell on the pick-up truck he was driving.”
• Taylor County, KY (near Campbellsville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “One large tree was blown on to a resident's truck, sport utility vehicle, and motor boat. A person in one of the vehicles was injured.”
• Lafourche Parish, LA (near Raceland) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged the roofs of several houses, blew the windows out of a school, knocked down several power lines.”
• Page County, VA (near Shenandoah) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “A microburst estimated at 60-70 MPH damaged a home, carport, shed, car, and trees.”
• Tangipahoa Parish, LA (near Ponchatoula) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Several trees, power poles and power lines were blown down.”
• St. Charles Parish, LA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Several trees were blown down across the parish. One tree fell on a house in Luling causing minor 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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