Storm reports for August 30, 2001

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On August 30, 2001, 38 hail, 49 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Russell County, KS.

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 (38)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $261,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (91 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lake County, MI (near Baldwin) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Very strong winds from a microburst brought down many trees and power lines across mainly the southern third of Lake county. In Idlewild, an area of trees a 100 yards long was blown down.”
• Brazoria County, TX (near Alvin) · Tornado F0 · $45,000
  “Fire Department reported a tornado near FM 2351 and County Road 129. Damage included a few metal roofs torn off buildings and trees down.”
• Galveston County, TX (near Port Bolivar) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Newspaper reported damage to a bait camp at Sievers Cove.”
• Jackson County, MO (near Kansas City) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “A roof collapsed due to high winds and heavy rains.”
• Erie County, PA (near Erie) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.”
• Anne Arundel County, MD (near Linthicum Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind · $8,000
  “Fifteen trees and power lines were downed in Linthicum.”

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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