Storm reports for August 28, 2001

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On August 28, 2001, 11 hail, 39 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Columbus County, NC.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $281,000 in property damage, $40,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (56 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Larimer County, CO (near Loveland) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 2 injuries
  “High winds flipped an empty semi-truck on its side, smashing the cab into a guard rail.”
• Grant County, NM (near Silver City) · Hail 1.00″ · $120,000
  “A slow moving severe thundertorm formed just north of Silver City and gradually moved southward across the western half of town and into neighboring Tyrone. Hail, mainly 3/4 inch in diameter, fell for 40 minutes and accumulated up to 6 inches.”
• Marion County, WV (near Fairmont) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across the Fairmont area. Five homes reported damage from the fallen trees.”
• Genesee County, MI (near Flint) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Several large trees and tree limbs were blown down. A flag pole was bent over and a pop-up camper parked in a driveway was blown over and destroyed.”
• Fort Bend County, TX (near Guy) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Roof torn off a mobile home and a barn damaged.”
• Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT (near New Hartford) · Thunderstorm wind · $8,000
  “A line of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front on the evening of August 28, across Litchfield County. One of the storms became severe as it approached the eastern extreme end of the county. Winds from the storm blew down a few trees and power lines in the town of New Hartford.”

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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