Storm reports for August 25, 2001

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On August 25, 2001, 37 hail, 39 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lawrence County, SD.

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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $286,000 in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (83 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lake County, IN (near Merrillville) · Tornado F1 · $100,000 · 2 injuries
  “A tornado touched down in Merrillville just east of the intersection of Merrillville Road and 84th Street. There was spotty minor structural damage in an industrial park with some small trees broken or pushed over, damage to signs and a few broken windows.”
• Rogers County, OK (near Catoosa) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorms winds estimated at 80 miles an hour severely damaged a few warehouses and blew over four empty train cars.”
• Doña Ana County, NM (near Las Cruces) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “A wet microburst blew the roof off a portion of an apartment complex. Some windows were blown out in the downtown area, and several power lines were downed.”
• Racine County, WI (near Union Grove) · Tornado F1 · $25,000
  “Thia weak tornado spun up in north-central Kenosha County, about 3.5 miles northeast of Paris. It exited Kenosha County about 3.7 miles northeast of Paris, or .8 miles east of the intersection of KR and D, and entered Racine County about 2.8 miles east-southeast of Union Grove.”
• Kenosha County, WI (near Paris) · Tornado F0 · $10,000
  “A weak tornado spun up in north-central Kenosha County, about 3.5 miles northeast of Paris. It pushed over an old shed, a TV antenna, and uprooted several trees on a property located on the south side of County Hwy KR.”
• Craig County, OK (near Vinita) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and destroyed an outbuilding.”

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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