Storm reports for August 9, 2001

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On August 9, 2001, 33 hail, 152 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Door County, WI.

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 (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (189 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Portage County, OH (near Charlestown) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed over 25 trees and four power poles. One of the trees fell on a house and caused some roof damage.”
• Dallam County, TX (near Dalhart) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $80,000
  “The high winds blew over a one hundred plus foot radio tower onto a building and fence of the Cow Feed Company in Dalhart. Also damaged was the Junior High School in Dalhart when a one hundred and ten foot communication tower fell on the roof.”
• Hardee County, FL (near Bowling Green) · Thunderstorm wind · $35,000
  “The Hardee county emergency management reported that thunderstorm winds toppled onto its side, and damaged, a large travel trailer at a trailer park along U.S. Highway 17 in Bowling Green.”
• Stark County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees in East Sparta and Massillon and several power poles in Canton.”
• Randolph County, IL (near Chester) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $20,000
  “Trees were downed on the north side of Chester. A truck was extensively damage by a downed tree.”
• Craig County, OK (near Bluejacket) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew a trailer house elevated for transport over and also blew down several large tree limbs.”

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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