Storm reports for July 16, 2001

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On July 16, 2001, 41 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Rock 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 (41)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $313,000 in property damage and $2.9 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (69 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Madison County, NE (near Madison) · Tornado F1 · $75,000
  “Law enforcement reported a tornado west of Madison which downed power lines and destroyed a few grain bins. The tornado also demolished a garage and car as well overturning a center pivot irrigation system.”
• Holt County, NE (near Ewing) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $35,000
  “Strong winds destroyed a barn and grain bin and damaged a machine shed. Over 100 trees were damaged while over 25 trees were uprooted. Some trees fell and blocked the road.”
• Holt County, NE (near O Neill) · Tornado F0 · $25,000
  “A brief touchdown which destroyed grain bins was reported.”
• Caddo County, OK (near Anadarko) · Thunderstorm wind · $0
  “Eight-inch diameter tree limbs were downed.”
• Fergus County, MT (near Grassrange) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph
  “Actual spotter location Grassrange 10 NW.”
• Fergus County, MT (near Lewistown) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Actual spotter location Lewistown 10 S...Measured wind gust of 52 kt reported by ASOS at Lewistown Municipal Airport (occurring at same time).”

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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