Storm reports for September 2, 2001

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On September 2, 2001, 33 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 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 (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $70,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (48 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Barbour County, AL (near Eufaula) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “One large pine tree fell on a carport in Eufaula. The tree destroyed the carport and much of its contents.”
• Nassau County, FL (near Callahan) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Rush County, KS (near Liebenthal) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “The estimated 80 mph wind blew tree limbs down that were five to six inches in diameter.”
• Trego County, KS (near Riga) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “The wind blew down two inch diameter tree limbs.”
• Pawnee County, KS (near Larned) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “The wind blew down street signs and also three inch diameter tree limbs.”
• New Madrid County, MO (near Parma) · Tornado F0
  “A weak tornado touched down intermittently over open farm country between Risco and Parma. Spotters and police officers visually tracked the tornado for about 10 minutes as it moved slowly southwest. No damage occurred. The parent shower or thunderstorm moved slowly west.”

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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