Storm reports for August 26, 2001

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On August 26, 2001, 28 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Sargent County, ND.

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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $228,000 in property damage and $100,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (59 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Erie County, PA (near Erie) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $50,000
  “A 66 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured by a trained spotter. Over a dozen trees were downed in Erie. At least two cars were damaged by the fallen trees.”
• Carroll County, TN (near Trezevant) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down. One large tree fell on a mobile home causing damage to the home.”
• Montgomery County, TN (near Clarksville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Newspaper article related a story about a 75 foot oak tree falling onto a house located at 570 Lorie Lane. There were no injuries.”
• Christian County, KY (near Crofton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $4,000
  “Large tree limbs were blown across power lines in northern parts of the county.”
• Bell County, TX (near Rogers) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $3,000
  “High thunderstorm winds caused damage to a barn, trees, and power lines. Damage was also done to a church and a home near F.M. 2184 and FM 380.”
• Harrison County, TX (near Karnack) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “Large pine trees snapped and felled on Pine Island Road in Karnack.”

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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