Storm reports for August 3, 2001

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On August 3, 2001, 5 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Johnson County, KS.

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 (5)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $92,000 in property damage and $3,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (20 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Berkshire County, MA (near West Stockbridge) · Thunderstorm wind · $19,000
  “A cold front, moving into a very warm humid and unstable airmass, produced scattered thunderstorms across Berkshire County during the afternoon of August 3. One of the storms became severe, as wind gusts knocked trees down in the town of West Stockbridge.”
• Pike County, PA (near Rowland) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Newspaper reports indicate that thunderstorm winds brought down numerous trees and powerlines, causing extensive damage and closing Route 590. Some residences had windows blown out and hail was also reported. 580 people were without power after the storm in the sparsely populated area.”
• Robertson County, TN (near Cedar Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Sheriff's office reported trees and power lines down.”
• Houston County, TN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “911 dispatcher reported tree limbs were down around the county.”
• Davidson County, TN (near Nashville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Davidson county OEM reported a power line down at Peabody and Hermitage Ave.”
• Oneida County, NY (near Forestport) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Emergency management reported trees and wires blown down by thunderstorm winds in Forestport, Remsen, and Deerfield.”

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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