Storm reports for July 8, 2001

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On July 8, 2001, 31 hail, 310 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Crook County, WY.

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 $9.8 million in property damage, $458,000 in crop damage, 11 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (350 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bracken County, KY (near Brooksville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000 · 2 deaths · 3 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds blew over a mobile home killing 2 and injuring 3 people. Another mobile home was damaged and trees were knocked down.”
• Arapahoe County, CO (near Aurora Cherry Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 2 injuries
  “Two people received minor injuries when a wet microburst blew over several tents at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival.”
• Denver County, CO (near South Denver) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A wet microburst caused the roof of a hardware store in Tamarac Square to collapse. One employee received minor injures when she was struck in the head by falling debris. The combination of intense rain and wind downed trees and power lines. Electrical outages affected 35,000 homes and businesses.”
• Vermilion County, IL (near Hoopeston) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $8.5 million
  “Downburst winds caused considerable damage on the west side of Hoopeston. Three businesses were destroyed, one hundred homes sustained minor to moderate damage, and the EMS building was destroyed. Also, the sewer department suffered major damage and a church suffered minor damage.”
• Jefferson County, KY (near Louisville) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $75,000
  “A section of steel roof was peeled off a hangar at the Louisville International Airport.”
• Boone County, KY (near (Cvg)Gtr Cin Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds gusted to 61 mph at the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport. Nearly 200 trees were knocked down across the county with this storm.”

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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