Storm reports for July 3, 2001

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On July 3, 2001, 105 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Madison County, IA.

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 (105)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $581,000 in property damage and $280,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (167 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Franklin County, IL (near West Frankfort) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down in and near West Frankfort. Just north of West Frankfort, a few trees were down across Highway 37. In West Frankfort, a two-foot diameter tree knocked down power lines. A large tree limb fell on a car and damaged a roof.”
• Polk County, FL (near Ft Meade) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds removed the tin roof of a home, damaged several sheds, downed a few large trees, numerous branches and power lines along Lake Buffum Road South in rural south central Polk county.”
• Owen County, KY (near Owenton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Power poles were knocked down just south of Owenton and trees and large limbs were knocked down in Gratz.”
• Grundy County, MO (near Trenton) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $3,000
  “Ham radio reported 3/4 inch hail and wind gusts to 80 mph. Trees up to 2 feet in diameter blown down.”
• Marshall County, AL (near Guntersville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “A few trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Guntersville. Lightning from the storms caused numerous locations to be without power for several hours.”
• Breathitt County, KY (near Crockettsville) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Trees were blown down onto homes and roadways.”

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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