Storm reports for August 31, 2001

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On August 31, 2001, 23 hail, 55 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Box Butte County, NE.

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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $367,000 in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (85 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cambria County, PA (near Ashville) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000 · 2 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds overturned a mobile home in Ashville. Two persons were reported injured in the event.”
• Talladega County, AL (near Lincoln) · Tornado F1 · $75,000
  “A small tornado touched down in a wooded area just southwest of exit 165 on Interestate 20. The tornado moved northeast moving across three structures on the south side of the Interstate, two of the structures suffered extensive damage.”
• Hidalgo County, TX (near La Joya) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $50,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed that straight line winds were responsible for rolling and crushing three recreational vehicles and one mobile home. A small wood frame home was removed from it's foundation, also as a result of the straight line winds.”
• Box Butte County, NE (near Alliance) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “1.75 inch hail fell over the southwest side of Alliance, NE.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Lithia) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “The Hillsborough emergency management reported that thunderstorm winds downed five telephone poles in Lithia.”
• Calhoun County, AL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $6,000
  “Several trees were blown down across the Calhoun County with a bow echo that moved diagonally across much of the county. Much of the scattered tree damage occurred in the southwest sections of Calhoun County.”

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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