Storm reports for June 17, 2001

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On June 17, 2001, 142 hail, 50 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Adams County, ND.

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 (142)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7.9 million in property damage, $4.5 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (197 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Otter Tail County, MN (near Fergus Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5 million
  “The strong wind knocked down trees and power lines. The city of Fergus Falls was without power for several hours. 30 to 40 homes sustained damage and many signs were knocked over.”
• Brookings County, SD (near Brookings) · Hail 1.75″ · $2 million
  “Large hail falling over an area 20 miles long and almost 5 miles wide caused property and crop damage. The hail damaged siding and windows of homes as well as vehicles. An estimated 60,000 acres of crops were destroyed or damaged.”
• Chisago County, MN (near Rush City) · Hail 2.75″ · $400,000
  “Ninety percent of homes in town received damage. Hundreds of broken windows. Siding, roofs and vehicles damaged by wind driven hail.”
• Chisago County, MN (near Rush City) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $60,000
  “Roof ripped off pole barn. Siding torn from garage, and then blown onto truck. Trees toppled on to two pickup trucks.”
• Isanti County, MN (near Braham) · Hail 1.50″ · $50,000
  “Numerous cars, windows, roofs and siding damaged.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Plant City) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “The public reported, through WFTS-TV of Tampa, that thunderstorm winds damaged three mobile homes and downed a few large trees along Alexander and Baker Streets in Plant City.”

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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