Storm reports for July 2, 2001

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On July 2, 2001, 61 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Holt County, NE.

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 (61)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $396,000 in property damage and $35,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (80 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rio Arriba County, NM (near Espanola) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Espanola police reported several utility poles downed during a strong thunderstorm.”
• Franklin County, AL (near Phil Campbell) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Trees were blown down near Phil Campbell. A piece of roof was torn off the Fellowship Hall Church on SR 237.”
• Gwinnett County, GA (near Lawrenceville) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “The public reported that four trees were blown down at a private residence. Some of the guttering on the house was damaged as the trees fell.”
• Musselshell County, MT (near Roundup) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph
  “80 mph thunderstorm wind gust...trees down in the Bull Mountains”
• Florence County, SC (near Florence) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “Emergency manager reported trees and power lines down on West Palmetto St.”
• Antelope County, NE (near Tilden) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds downed tree limbs and power lines between Battle Creek and Tilden.”

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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