Storm reports for September 7, 2001

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On September 7, 2001, 178 hail, 334 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Saline 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 (178)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.5 million in property damage, $250,000 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (520 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Iowa County, IA (near Williamsburg) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm wind gusting to 60 mph downed a tree, which fell on a person, who required treatment at a local hospital. Reported by law enforcement.”
• Livingston County, MO (near Chillicothe) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $500,000
  “The MetLife blimp that broke from its mast in Kansas City, came to a rest on private property. The blimp accompanied a squall line nearly 60 miles before crashing. The blimp was severely damaged and there was minor damage to a truck on the ground.”
• Allen County, KS (near Humboldt) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “Part of a roof (on south side) of a tire business was torn off. A Cement Company also sustained roof damage. A 3rd building had a large door blown off it's hinges. On the city square, a flag pole was broken off.”
• Saline County, KS (near Assaria) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “The following were destroyed: One earthen home, one house on south side of town, numerous outbuildings, and the town's only water pump station. In addition, one barn, one garage, and one earthern home were damaged. Area newspapers contributed to this report.”
• Geary County, KS (near Milford) · Tornado F1 · $170,000
  “The tornado mentioned above entered Geary county at 4:34 pm 5 miles southsouthwest of Milford and moved northeast across Lake Milford before dissipating 3 miles east of the town of Milford. A powerline substation was destroyed along with a 5,100 square foot maintenance facility near Lake Milford.”
• Gage County, NE (near Odell) · Tornado F1 · $60,000
  “A tornado tracked from southwest of Odell to just east of town near highway 8. The tornado struck a farmstead heavily damaging 6 outbuildings and a cottonwood and cedar tree shelterbelt. The damage path was reported to a Beatrice newspaper by the Gage county Emergency Manager.”

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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