Storm reports for September 9, 2001

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On September 9, 2001, 2 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in Sanilac County, MI.

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

Hail reports (2)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $15 million in property damage, $100,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (31 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fannin County, TX (near Trenton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Two businesses were unroofed, a barn was unroofed, a covered walkway at the high school was destroyed, and a storage building just east of town was heavily damaged.”
• St. Clair County, MI (near Marine City) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $8,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down and a travel trailer was overturned.”
• St. Clair County, MI (near Marine City) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “A 100 year old barn was completely destroyed by the winds.”
• Kenedy County, TX (near Sarita) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A wind gust of 56 knots (65 mph) was estimated by Border Patrol officials located at the Border Patrol checkpoint on U.S. Highway 77, 10 miles south of Sarita.”
• Presque Isle County, MI (near Posen) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Numerous trees down. Most damage was to Apple and Poplar trees. Some trees fell on homes and power lines.”
• Cameron County, TX (near Harlingen) · Tornado F0
  “Several weak landspout-type tornadoes formed along the leading of a stationary front. The tornadoes were weak, small, and short-lived, with none lasting more than five minutes. This particular tornado was reported by an off-duty NWS forecaster.”

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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