Storm reports for August 17, 2001

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On August 17, 2001, 130 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Redwood 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 (130)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.7 million in property damage, $274,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (170 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dakota County, NE (near Jackson) · Tornado F2 · $3 million · 3 injuries
  “A tornado completely destroyed at least ten houses and heavily damaged several others. The tornado heavily damaged the town school, including taking most of the roof off the school. The only church in town and a telephone company building were also heavily damaged.”
• Crawford County, IA (near Buck Grove) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “Several outbuilding destroyed and many crops flattened.”
• Sioux County, IA (near Sioux Center) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “A tornado blew down power lines and poles, caused tree damage, flattened corn, and destroyed two machine sheds on a farm. Equipment inside the machine sheds was damaged.”
• Sioux County, IA (near Sioux Center) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “A tornado damaged several small farm buildings, and peeled the middle part of the roof off a large hog confinement building.”
• Choctaw County, AL (near Butler) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “High winds from thunderstorms blew down numerous trees along SR 10 between Lisman and Butler. A couple of the trees landed on vehicles.”
• Redwood County, MN (near Belview) · Hail 2.75″ · $25,000
  “Numerous vehicles dented. Hail ripped through a few tin buildings.”

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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