Storm reports for July 7, 2001

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On July 7, 2001, 24 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Shelby County, OH.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $169,000 in property damage and $13,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (57 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bon Homme County, SD (near Springfield) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage. including some large trees blown down. Some falling trees damaged houses, especially roofs, with at least one chimney broken off. Several vehicles were also damaged.”
• Custer County, NE (near Merna) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Off-duty NWS employee reported high winds with large trees down and a grain bin destroyed. A fertilizer and seed plant was also demolished.”
• Dixon County, NE (near Ponca) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and large branches, resulting also in damage to vehicles.”
• San Bernardino County, CA (near Joshua Tree) · Tornado F0 · $10,000
  “A tornado touched down in Joshua Tree causing minor damage to homes and businesses. The most significant damage reports included damage to a roof of an abandoned house and a patio cover torn off another home.”
• Cherokee County, IA (near Quimby) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage and tossed patio furniture.”
• Pickaway County, OH (near Circleville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Trees were knocked down on the west and east side of Circleville.”

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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