Storm reports for June 15, 2001

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On June 15, 2001, 31 hail, 67 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Columbus County, NC.

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 (31)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $587,000 in property damage and $104,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (101 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hillsborough County, FL (near Thonotosassa) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $150,000
  “A National Weather Service damage survey concluded that a microburst occurred at the Ranch Oaks Mobile Home Park along the north side of U.S. Highway 301, one mile west of Thonotosassa.”
• Polk County, FL (near Lake Wales) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “The Polk county sheriffs department reported that thunderstorm winds caused moderate to minor damage to twelve mobile homes and caused minor hanger damage at the Lake Wales Municipal Airport.”
• Highlands County, FL (near Sebring) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “Highlands county emergency management reported that thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to seventeen homes and eight businesses in Sebring.”
• Brevard County, FL (near Cocoa) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm downburst winds blew down trees and power lines that damaged a car in Cocoa. Winds also damaged the car barrier at the Port Canaveral draw bridge. An air conditioner unit was damaged on the roof of Parish Medical Center in Cape Canaveral.”
• Monroe County, MI (near Maybee) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Several trees and power lines were downed. One tree fell onto an Exeter Township home.”
• Ogemaw County, MI (near Selkirk) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “80 foot ash tree fell on house and badly damaged roof.”

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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