Storm reports for August 22, 2001

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On August 22, 2001, 64 hail, 72 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Paulding County, OH.

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 (64)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $227,000 in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (136 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fulton County, IL (near Farmington) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Three of the trees were 30" in diameter, with several limbs reaching 16" in diameter. A boat on a lake 1 mile north of Farmington was blown off the water onto shore. A fisherman suffered minor injuries to his back.”
• McLean County, IL (near Normal) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $100,000
  “Several large tree branches and a small tree were blown down in Normal. In Lexington, at least 16 homes were damaged. Several reports of trees and tree limbs down were received, with some of the trees falling onto vehicles, causing damage. Damage estimates were around $100,000.”
• McPherson County, KS (near Galva) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “Storage shed, 8 by 12 feet, dislodged from foundation.”
• DeKalb County, IN (near Auburn) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “A mobile home on CR 427 was knocked on its side. Large tree limbs crushed the side of the trailer. A newspaper report stated that a citizens' band radio tower, set in cement, also toppled over and bent across the trailer.”
• Fulton County, IN (near Rochester) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “A tree fell on a vehicle in the 1300 block of Madison Street in Rochester. Another tree fell on a vehicle in the 1300 block of Franklin Avenue.”
• DeKalb County, IN (near Auburn) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph
  “A wind gust at DeKalb County Airport was measured at 75 mph. Strong winds split the trunk of a large tree near a house on DeKalb County Road 60, between the DeKalb County Airport and County Road 427.”

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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