Storm reports for August 15, 2001

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On August 15, 2001, 9 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Itasca County, MN.

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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $27,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (39 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Knox County, TX (near Knox City) · Thunderstorm wind · $8,000
  “Three to four-foot diameter trees were uprooted at a golf course. The roof was blown off a shed, and a barn was destroyed.”
• Wise County, TX (near Chico) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “A barn and some power lines were blown down by high winds.”
• Mayes County, OK (near Spavinaw) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $3,000
  “Thunderstorms winds downed trees and power poles near Spavinaw and Chimney Rock.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Jenks) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $3,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a power pole down onto a building.”
• Payne County, OK (near Stillwater) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Trees and power poles were downed at Stillwater Municipal Airport.”
• Pawnee County, OK (near Terlton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees and power lines down.”

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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