Storm reports for September 6, 2001

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On September 6, 2001, 42 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Dickey 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 (42)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage, $60,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (92 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Polk County, IA (near West Des Moines) · Tornado F1 · $500,000 · 1 injury
  “Tornado touched down on southwest edge of West Des Moines at the Glen Oaks Golf Club and swept into an apartment complex. Track was intermittent following the destruction of a garage unit there.”
• Bremer County, IA (near Waverly) · Tornado F2 · $100,000
  “Tornado moved in from Butler County and touched down again, mostly in open field. A car and garage was damaged in Bremer County.”
• Butler County, IA (near Shell Rock) · Tornado F1 · $75,000
  “Tornado hit grain bin and blew downwind 1/4 mile. Shed was destroyed on a farm south of Shell Rock. Tornado moved into Bremer County.”
• Sargent County, ND (near Milnor) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Several large trees were blown over in Milnor. One tree fell on top of 2 parked vehicles.”
• Spencer County, IN (near Grandview) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $7,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down in the Grandview area. A large tree fell onto a house, causing considerable damage.”
• Richland County, ND (near Great Bend) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “The strong wind overturned a truck into the ditch.”

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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