Storm reports for August 21, 2001

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On August 21, 2001, 35 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Hillsborough County, FL.

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 (35)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $114,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (51 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Salt Lake County, UT (near Salt Lake City) · Thunderstorm wind 74 mph · $50,000
  “Severe thunderstorms brought strong winds, hail, and torrential rains to much of the Salt Lake Valley. Little Cottonwood Canyon had a wind gust to 74 mph (64 kts), and Riverton reported a gust to 70 mph (61 kts).”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Temple Terrace) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “The Temple Terrace fire department reported that thunderstorm winds tore and lifted away a 16 foot by 30 foot parks and recreation shed, over a six foot fence along the Tampa Bypass Canal, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 301 and Interstate 75.”
• Palm Beach County, FL (near Greenacres City) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “The overhanging roof on a gas station was blown down.”
• Volusia County, FL (near New Smyrna Beach) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $16,000
  “Thunderstorm winds swept across the New Smyrna Beach Airport overturning a small plane and damaging six others.”
• Hardee County, FL (near Lily) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “The public reported several large to medium sized tree branches were downed by thunderstorm winds along and south of County Road 665 between Lily and Limestone over rural southwest Hardee county.”
• Tooele County, UT (near Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A severe thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph (61 kts) was recorded at Vernon Hill.”

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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