Storm reports for September 17, 2001

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On September 17, 2001, 73 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Otero County, CO.

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 (73)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (103 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gove County, KS (near Park) · Hail 1.75″ · $480,000
  “Large hail and wind damaged buildings in and around Park. Windows were broken, crops were destroyed, and hail was 4 to 6 inches deep in places. Hail completely covered Interstate 70 until snow plows cleared the highway.”
• Finney County, KS (near Garden City) · Thunderstorm wind · $300,000
  “A microburst did major roof damage to several houses in the SouthWind country club area. Siding was also taken off several other homes in the neighborhood.”
• Texas County, OK (near Hooker) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Damage was reported to vehicles parked outside and also sidings and roofs were full of holes along with many broken windows and torn screens. Trees were stripped of their leaves and many small branches were broken out of the trees with even some larger branches downed.”
• Montague County, TX (near Bowie) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $80,000
  “Widespread trees and power lines blown down, roof damage to homes, and an 18 wheeler blown over in town. One house was destroyed, three with major damage, and sixty-eight with light to moderate damage.”
• Major County, OK (near Ringwood) · Tornado F1 · $30,000
  “This tornado was confirmed by a National Weather Service damage survey. At Ringwood High School, the football field pressbox was completely destroyed with debris blown eastward. In addition, an 80 foot lightpole was downed, and large trees sustained limb damage.”
• Butler County, KS (near Cassoday) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “A 20 X 24 foot shed damaged. Area newspapers contributed to this report.”

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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